verișoară

verișoare (plural)
verișoară (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o verișoară (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
verișoara (accusative definite nominative singular)
verișoare (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște verișoare (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
verișoarele (accusative definite nominative plural)
verișoare (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei verișoare (dative genitive indefinite singular)
verișoarei (dative definite genitive singular)
verișoare (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor verișoare (dative genitive indefinite plural)
verișoarelor (dative definite genitive plural)
verișoară (singular vocative)
verișoaro (singular vocative)
verișoarelor (plural vocative)


moașă

moașe (plural)
moașă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o moașă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
moașa (accusative definite nominative singular)
moașe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște moașe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
moașele (accusative definite nominative plural)
moașe (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei moașe (dative genitive indefinite singular)
moașei (dative definite genitive singular)
moașe (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor moașe (dative genitive indefinite plural)
moașelor (dative definite genitive plural)
moașă (singular vocative)
moașo (singular vocative)
moașelor (plural vocative)

Synchronically the feminine of moș, q.v.


fie

fii (plural)
fie (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o fie (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fia (accusative definite nominative singular)
fii (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște fii (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
fiile (accusative definite nominative plural)
fii (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei fii (dative genitive indefinite singular)
fiei (dative definite genitive singular)
fii (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor fii (dative genitive indefinite plural)
fiilor (dative definite genitive plural)
fie (singular vocative)
fio (singular vocative)
fiilor (plural vocative)


fată

fete (plural)
fată (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o fată (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fata (accusative definite nominative singular)
fete (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște fete (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
fetele (accusative definite nominative plural)
fete (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei fete (dative genitive indefinite singular)
fetei (dative definite genitive singular)
fete (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor fete (dative genitive indefinite plural)
fetelor (dative definite genitive plural)
fată (singular vocative)
fato (singular vocative)
fetelor (plural vocative)

Inherited from Latin fēta (“woman who has just given birth”), substantivization of the adjective fētus. Compare Aromanian featã.

inh+

Ce face fata asta?

Acele fete vorbesc germană.

E fata mea.

Avem două fete.


vară

ro-noun

vară f (plural vere, masculine equivalent văr)

vere (plural)
equivalent văr (masculine)
vară (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o vară (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
vara (accusative definite nominative singular)
vere (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște vere (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
verele (accusative definite nominative plural)
vere (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei vere (dative genitive indefinite singular)
verei (dative definite genitive singular)
vere (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor vere (dative genitive indefinite plural)
verelor (dative definite genitive plural)
vară (singular vocative)
varo (singular vocative)
verelor (plural vocative)


amică

amică f (plural amice, masculine equivalent amic)

amice (plural)
equivalent amic (masculine)
amică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o amică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
amica (accusative definite nominative singular)
amice (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște amice (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
amicele (accusative definite nominative plural)
amice (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei amice (dative genitive indefinite singular)
amicei (dative definite genitive singular)
amice (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor amice (dative genitive indefinite plural)
amicelor (dative definite genitive plural)
amică (singular vocative)
amico (singular vocative)
amicelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Latin amica, Italian amica.


prietenă

prietenă f (plural prietene, masculine equivalent prieten)

prietene (plural)
equivalent prieten (masculine)
prietenă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o prietenă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
prietena (accusative definite nominative singular)
prietene (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște prietene (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
prietenele (accusative definite nominative plural)
prietene (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei prietene (dative genitive indefinite singular)
prietenei (dative definite genitive singular)
prietene (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor prietene (dative genitive indefinite plural)
prietenelor (dative definite genitive plural)
prietenă (singular vocative)
prieteno (singular vocative)
prietenelor (plural vocative)


babă

babe (plural)
babă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o babă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
baba (accusative definite nominative singular)
babe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște babe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
babele (accusative definite nominative plural)
babe (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei babe (dative genitive indefinite singular)
babei (dative definite genitive singular)
babe (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor babe (dative genitive indefinite plural)
babelor (dative definite genitive plural)
babă (singular vocative)
babo (singular vocative)
babelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic баба (baba), from Proto-Slavic *baba (“old woman”).


mamă

mame (plural)
mamă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o mamă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mama (accusative definite nominative singular)
mame (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște mame (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
mamele (accusative definite nominative plural)
mame (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei mame (dative genitive indefinite singular)
mamei (dative definite genitive singular)
mame (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor mame (dative genitive indefinite plural)
mamelor (dative definite genitive plural)
mamă (singular vocative)
mamo (singular vocative)
mamelor (plural vocative)

Inherited from Latin mamma. Compare Aromanian mamã, Romansch mamma, mumma, Sardinian mama, mamma.

Mă bucur să te văd, mama Mărioară.
I'm glad to see you, auntie Mărioară.

A term of respectful address used for an old lady, particularly a close friend or family member


fiică

fiice (plural)
fiică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o fiică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
fiica (accusative definite nominative singular)
fiice (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște fiice (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
fiicele (accusative definite nominative plural)
fiice (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei fiice (dative genitive indefinite singular)
fiicei (dative definite genitive singular)
fiice (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor fiice (dative genitive indefinite plural)
fiicelor (dative definite genitive plural)
fiică (singular vocative)
fiico (singular vocative)
fiicelor (plural vocative)

Eu sunt fiica lui.

Au două fiice.

Astăzi e ziua de naștere a fiicei mele.


soră

surori (plural)
soră (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o soră (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
sora (accusative definite nominative singular)
surori (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște surori (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
surorile (accusative definite nominative plural)
surori (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei surori (dative genitive indefinite singular)
surorii (dative definite genitive singular)
surori (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor surori (dative genitive indefinite plural)
surorilor (dative definite genitive plural)

Inherited from Latin soror (nominative) via loss of /-r/ and then adjustment of the final vowel to the more typically feminine -ă (or through a Vulgar Latin form *sora). The plural reflects Latin sorōres.


cumnată

ro-noun

cumnată f (plural cumnate, masculine equivalent cumnat)

cumnate (plural)
equivalent cumnat (masculine)
cumnată (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o cumnată (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
cumnata (accusative definite nominative singular)
cumnate (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște cumnate (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
cumnatele (accusative definite nominative plural)
cumnate (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei cumnate (dative genitive indefinite singular)
cumnatei (dative definite genitive singular)
cumnate (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor cumnate (dative genitive indefinite plural)
cumnatelor (dative definite genitive plural)
cumnată (singular vocative)
cumnato (singular vocative)
cumnatelor (plural vocative)

Feminine form of cumnat, itself from Latin cognātus (“related by blood”).


bunică

bunică f (plural bunici, masculine equivalent bunic)

bunici (plural)
equivalent bunic (masculine)
bunică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o bunică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bunica (accusative definite nominative singular)
bunici (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște bunici (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
bunicile (accusative definite nominative plural)
bunici (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei bunici (dative genitive indefinite singular)
bunicii (dative definite genitive singular)
bunici (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor bunici (dative genitive indefinite plural)
bunicilor (dative definite genitive plural)
bunică (singular vocative)
bunico (singular vocative)
bunicilor (plural vocative)


mătușă

mătuși (plural)
mătușă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o mătușă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mătușa (accusative definite nominative singular)
mătuși (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște mătuși (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
mătușile (accusative definite nominative plural)
mătuși (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei mătuși (dative genitive indefinite singular)
mătușii (dative definite genitive singular)
mătuși (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor mătuși (dative genitive indefinite plural)
mătușilor (dative definite genitive plural)
mătușă (singular vocative)
mătușo (singular vocative)
mătușilor (plural vocative)

From a Vulgar Latin *mita, from Latin amita by aphaeresis, with -ușă (diminutive suffix) added later in Romanian.


soacră

soacră f (plural soacre, masculine equivalent socru)

soacre (plural)
equivalent socru (masculine)
soacră (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o soacră (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
soacra (accusative definite nominative singular)
soacre (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște soacre (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
soacrele (accusative definite nominative plural)
soacre (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei soacre (dative genitive indefinite singular)
soacrei (dative definite genitive singular)
soacre (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor soacre (dative genitive indefinite plural)
soacrelor (dative definite genitive plural)
soacră (singular vocative)
soacro (singular vocative)
soacrelor (plural vocative)

Inherited from Late Latin socra, from Latin socrus. Feminine counterpart to socru. Compare Aromanian soacrã.


noră

noră f (plural nurori, masculine equivalent ginere)

nurori (plural)
equivalent ginere (masculine)
noră (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o noră (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
nora (accusative definite nominative singular)
nurori (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște nurori (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
nurorile (accusative definite nominative plural)
nurori (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei nurori (dative genitive indefinite singular)
nurorii (dative definite genitive singular)
nurori (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor nurori (dative genitive indefinite plural)
nurorilor (dative definite genitive plural)

From the older form nor, from Vulgar Latin *nŏrus, from Classical Latin nurus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snusós. Compare Aromanian norã.


soție

soții (plural)
soție (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o soție (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
soția (accusative definite nominative singular)
soții (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște soții (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
soțiile (accusative definite nominative plural)
soții (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei soții (dative genitive indefinite singular)
soției (dative definite genitive singular)
soții (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor soții (dative genitive indefinite plural)
soțiilor (dative definite genitive plural)
soție (singular vocative)
soțio (singular vocative)
soțiilor (plural vocative)


nevastă

neveste (plural)
nevastă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o nevastă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
nevasta (accusative definite nominative singular)
neveste (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște neveste (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
nevestele (accusative definite nominative plural)
neveste (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei neveste (dative genitive indefinite singular)
nevestei (dative definite genitive singular)
neveste (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor neveste (dative genitive indefinite plural)
nevestelor (dative definite genitive plural)
nevastă (singular vocative)
nevasto (singular vocative)
nevestelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic невѣста (nevěsta), from Proto-Slavic *nevěsta. Compare Serbo-Croatian nevesta, Aromanian nveastã, ãnveastã.


mireasă

ro-noun

mireasă f (plural mirese, masculine equivalent mire)

mirese (plural)
equivalent mire (masculine)
mireasă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o mireasă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mireasa (accusative definite nominative singular)
mirese (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște mirese (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
miresele (accusative definite nominative plural)
mirese (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei mirese (dative genitive indefinite singular)
miresei (dative definite genitive singular)
mirese (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor mirese (dative genitive indefinite plural)
mireselor (dative definite genitive plural)
mireasă (singular vocative)
mireaso (singular vocative)
mireselor (plural vocative)

bride (woman who is going to marry or has just been married)


nepoată

nepoată f (plural nepoate, masculine equivalent nepot)

nepoate (plural)
equivalent nepot (masculine)
nepoată (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o nepoată (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
nepoata (accusative definite nominative singular)
nepoate (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște nepoate (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
nepoatele (accusative definite nominative plural)
nepoate (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei nepoate (dative genitive indefinite singular)
nepoatei (dative definite genitive singular)
nepoate (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor nepoate (dative genitive indefinite plural)
nepoatelor (dative definite genitive plural)
nepoată (singular vocative)
nepoato (singular vocative)
nepoatelor (plural vocative)

Inherited from Latin nepōs, nepōtem, possibly through Vulgar Latin *nepōta (“niece”, root). Compare Aromanian nipoatã, Venetian neoda, Catalan neboda and Occitan neboda.


cuscră

cuscră f (plural cuscre, masculine equivalent cuscru)

cuscre (plural)
equivalent cuscru (masculine)

co-mother-in-law (e.g. the mother of one's son or daughter-in-law)


străbunică

străbunică f (plural străbunici, masculine equivalent străbunic)

străbunici (plural)
equivalent străbunic (masculine)


bâtă

bâte (plural)
bâtă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o bâtă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
bâta (accusative definite nominative singular)
bâte (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște bâte (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
bâtele (accusative definite nominative plural)
bâte (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei bâte (dative genitive indefinite singular)
bâtei (dative definite genitive singular)
bâte (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor bâte (dative genitive indefinite plural)
bâtelor (dative definite genitive plural)
bâtă (singular vocative)
bâto (singular vocative)
bâtelor (plural vocative)


mămică

mămici (plural)
mămică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o mămică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
mămica (accusative definite nominative singular)
mămici (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște mămici (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
mămicile (accusative definite nominative plural)
mămici (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei mămici (dative genitive indefinite singular)
mămicii (dative definite genitive singular)
mămici (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor mămici (dative genitive indefinite plural)
mămicilor (dative definite genitive plural)
mămică (singular vocative)
mămico (singular vocative)
mămicilor (plural vocative)

(informal, colloquial, familiar) mommy, mummy, mom, mum


măicuță

măicuțe (plural)
măicuță (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o măicuță (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
măicuța (accusative definite nominative singular)
măicuțe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște măicuțe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
măicuțele (accusative definite nominative plural)
măicuțe (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei măicuțe (dative genitive indefinite singular)
măicuței (dative definite genitive singular)
măicuțe (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor măicuțe (dative genitive indefinite plural)
măicuțelor (dative definite genitive plural)
măicuță (singular vocative)
măicuțo (singular vocative)
măicuțelor (plural vocative)

From maică (“mother”) + -uță (diminutive suffix).

affix

(popular, informal, familiar, usually in the vocative) mommy, mummy, mom, mum


maică

maici (plural)
maică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o maică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
maica (accusative definite nominative singular)
maici (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște maici (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
maicile (accusative definite nominative plural)
maici (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei maici (dative genitive indefinite singular)
maicii (dative definite genitive singular)
maici (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor maici (dative genitive indefinite plural)
maicilor (dative definite genitive plural)
maică (singular vocative)
maico (singular vocative)
maicilor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Bulgarian ма́йка (májka) or Serbo-Croatian mȃjka, from an earlier diminutive of Proto-Slavic *mati, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.


îmă

Possibly a variant of mumă, or alternatively related to Albanian ëmë. Other theories link it to Late Latin amma, itself from Ancient Greek or of an imitative origin. Compare Portuguese and Spanish ama.


mașteră

Uncertain; possibly from Late Latin mātrastra. Compare maștehă.


mamă vitregă

mamă (“mother”) + vitregă, feminine of vitreg.


strănepoată

ro-noun

strănepoată f (plural strănepoate, masculine equivalent strănepot)

strănepoate (plural)
equivalent strănepot (masculine)


gaiță

gaițe (plural)
gaiță (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o gaiță (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
gaița (accusative definite nominative singular)
gaițe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște gaițe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
gaițele (accusative definite nominative plural)
gaițe (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei gaițe (dative genitive indefinite singular)
gaiței (dative definite genitive singular)
gaițe (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor gaițe (dative genitive indefinite plural)
gaițelor (dative definite genitive plural)


surată

surate (plural)
surată (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o surată (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
surata (accusative definite nominative singular)
surate (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște surate (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
suratele (accusative definite nominative plural)
surate (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei surate (dative genitive indefinite singular)
suratei (dative definite genitive singular)
surate (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor surate (dative genitive indefinite plural)
suratelor (dative definite genitive plural)
surată (singular vocative)
surato (singular vocative)
suratelor (plural vocative)

Probably formed from soră as fârtat was from frate, analogically. Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *sororiāta, from a verb sororiāre.

(popular, familiar) (of women, often in the countryside) good friend; a friendly and familiar term used to address a fellow woman


țață

țațe (plural)
țață (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o țață (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
țața (accusative definite nominative singular)
țațe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște țațe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
țațele (accusative definite nominative plural)
țațe (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei țațe (dative genitive indefinite singular)
țaței (dative definite genitive singular)
țațe (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor țațe (dative genitive indefinite plural)
țațelor (dative definite genitive plural)
țață (singular vocative)
țațo (singular vocative)
țațelor (plural vocative)


balabustă

balabuste (plural)
balabustă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o balabustă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
balabusta (accusative definite nominative singular)
balabuste (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște balabuste (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
balabustele (accusative definite nominative plural)
balabuste (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei balabuste (dative genitive indefinite singular)
balabustei (dative definite genitive singular)
balabuste (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor balabuste (dative genitive indefinite plural)
balabustelor (dative definite genitive plural)
balabustă (singular vocative)
balabusto (singular vocative)
balabustelor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Yiddish בעל־הביתטע (baleboste).


pacilă

pacile (plural)
pacilă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o pacilă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
pacila (accusative definite nominative singular)
pacile (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște pacile (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
pacilele (accusative definite nominative plural)
pacile (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei pacile (dative genitive indefinite singular)
pacilei (dative definite genitive singular)
pacile (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor pacile (dative genitive indefinite plural)
pacilelor (dative definite genitive plural)
pacilă (singular vocative)
pacilo (singular vocative)
pacilelor (plural vocative)


țacă

țace (plural)
țacă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
o țacă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
țaca (accusative definite nominative singular)
țace (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
niște țace (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
țacele (accusative definite nominative plural)
țace (dative genitive indefinite singular)
unei țace (dative genitive indefinite singular)
țacei (dative definite genitive singular)
țace (dative genitive indefinite plural)
unor țace (dative genitive indefinite plural)
țacelor (dative definite genitive plural)
țacă (singular vocative)
țaco (singular vocative)
țacelor (plural vocative)