-oaie

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin -ōnea, -ōnia, feminine of -ōneus. Rare and largely unused in modern Romanian (cf. -oaică, which is common). Compare the Aromanian equivalent -oanji, -oanje, -onje, which is more often used, as well as Albanian -onjë, likely borrowed from the same Latin root. See also the masculine -oi.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-oaie f (plural -oaie, masculine equivalent -oi)

  1. (rare, unproductive) augmentative suffix for some feminine nouns (e.g. casă (house) + ‎-oaie → ‎căsoaie (big house, pantry, larder, lumber room))

Declension

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Suffix

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-oaie f (plural -oaie)

  1. (rare, unproductive) used to form the feminine of certain masculine nouns, especially animals (e.g. lup (wolf) + ‎-oaie → ‎lupoaie (she-wolf), urs (bear) + ‎-oaie → ‎ursoaie (she-bear))

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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