-ist

ro-adj

-ist m or n (feminine singular -istă, masculine plural -iști, feminine and neuter plural -iste)

-istă (feminine singular)
-iști (masculine plural)
-iste (feminine neuter plural)
-ist (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-istă (feminine indefinite singular)
-iști (indefinite masculine plural)
-iste (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-istul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ista (definite feminine singular)
-iștii (definite masculine plural)
-istele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-iste (feminine indefinite singular)
-istului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-istei (definite feminine singular)
-iștilor (definite masculine plural)
-istelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

pian + -ist

anarhie + -ist

rasă + -ist


-ism

-isme (plural)
-ism (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ismul (accusative definite nominative singular)
-isme (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ismele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ism (indefinite singular)
-ismului (definite singular)
-isme (indefinite plural)
-ismelor (definite plural)
-ismule (singular vocative)
-ismelor (plural vocative)
-исм (alternative)

Borrowed from Latin -ismus, French -isme, ultimately from Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós).

creștin (“Christian”) + -ism → creștinism (“Christianity”)

anarhie (“anarchy”) + -ism → anarhism (“anarchism”)


-ie

-ii (plural)
-ie (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ia (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ii (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-iile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ii (indefinite singular)
-iei (definite singular)
-ii (indefinite plural)
-iilor (definite plural)
-ie (singular vocative)
-io (singular vocative)
-iilor (plural vocative)

Probably from Latin -īlia, neuter plural of -īlis. Less likely from Latin -ia. Compare Aromanian -ilji, -ilje.

Used with a stem to create a (usually abstract) noun relating to it; can be compared to -ship, -hood, -ness, -ity, etc.


-a

Inherited from Latin illa, nominative feminine singular of ille.

(definite article) the (feminine singular, nominative and accusative)

-i

masculine/neuter plural nominative and accusative

-l

masculine/neuter singular nominative and accusative


-a

a -a (infinitive)
-ând (gerund)
-at (participle past)
-i (indicative present second-person singular)
-ă (indicative present singular)
-ăm (first-person indicative plural present)
-ați (indicative plural present second-person)
-ă (indicative plural present)
-am (imperfect indicative singular)
-ai (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
-a (imperfect indicative singular)
-am (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
-ați (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
-au (imperfect indicative plural)
-ai (indicative perfect singular)
-ași (indicative perfect second-person singular)
-ă (indicative perfect singular)
-arăm (first-person indicative perfect plural)
-arăți (indicative perfect plural second-person)
-ară (indicative perfect plural)
-asem (indicative pluperfect singular)
-aseși (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
-ase (indicative pluperfect singular)
-aserăm (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
-aserăți (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
-aseră (indicative pluperfect plural)
să - (present singular subjunctive)
să -i (present second-person singular subjunctive)
să -e (present singular subjunctive)
să -ăm (first-person plural present subjunctive)
să -ați (plural present second-person subjunctive)
să -e (plural present subjunctive)
-ă (imperative positive second-person singular)
-ați (imperative plural positive second-person)
nu -a (imperative negative second-person singular)
nu -ați (imperative negative plural second-person)

Inherited from Latin -āre, the ending of the present active infinitive form of first conjugation verbs. Cognate with Spanish -ar, French -er, Italian -are, etc.

A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs.


-an

-an m or n (feminine singular -ană, masculine plural -ani, feminine and neuter plural -ane)

-ană (feminine singular)
-ani (masculine plural)
-ane (feminine neuter plural)

Australia (“Australia”) + -an → australian (“Australian”)

America (“America”) + -an → american (“American”)

Forms adjectives and nouns describing things and characteristics of a city, region, or country; -an


-an

-ană (feminine singular)
-ani (masculine plural)
-ane (feminine neuter plural)
-an (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-ană (feminine indefinite singular)
-ani (indefinite masculine plural)
-ane (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-anul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ana (definite feminine singular)
-anii (definite masculine plural)
-anele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ane (feminine indefinite singular)
-anului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-anei (definite feminine singular)
-anilor (definite masculine plural)
-anelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

gras (“fat”) + -an → grăsan (“fatso”)

Added to nouns and adjectives as an augmentative suffix.

gâscă (“goose”) + -an → gâscan (“gander”)


-al

-al m or n (feminine singular -ală, masculine plural -ali, feminine and neuter plural -ale)

-ală (feminine singular)
-ali (masculine plural)
-ale (feminine neuter plural)
-al (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-ală (feminine indefinite singular)
-ali (indefinite masculine plural)
-ale (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-alul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ala (definite feminine singular)
-alii (definite masculine plural)
-alele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ale (feminine indefinite singular)
-alului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-alei (definite feminine singular)
-alilor (definite masculine plural)
-alelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Borrowed from Latin -alis. Compare French -al, Italian -ale.

săptămână (“week”) + -al → săptămânal (“weekly”)

-al; of or pertaining to, forms adjectives from nouns.


-ar

-ari (plural)
-ar (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-arul (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ari (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-arii (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ar (indefinite singular)
-arului (definite singular)
-ari (indefinite plural)
-arilor (definite plural)
-arule (singular vocative)
-arilor (plural vocative)
-ariu (alternative)

Etymology tree
Latin -ārius
Romanian -ar
Inherited from Latin -ārium, accusative of -ārius.

etymon

roată (“wheel”) + -ar → rotar (“wheeler”)

oală (“pot”) + -ar → olar (“potter”)

fier (“iron”) + -ar → fierar (“blacksmith”)

vacă (“cow”) + -ar → văcar (“cowherd”)

porc (“pig”) + -ar → porcar (“swineherd”)

Added to a word to denote a profession or craft; -er


-o

mamă (“mother”) + -o → mamo

focă (“seal”) + -o → foco

-e

used for masculine and neuter adjectives or nouns


-e

Inherited from Latin -ae (“first-declension ending”).


-e

Inherited from Latin -e (“second-declension vocative ending”).

inh+

Oh!


-e

a -e (infinitive)
-ând (gerund)
s (participle past)
-i (indicative present second-person singular)
-e (indicative present singular)
-em (first-person indicative plural present)
-eți (indicative plural present second-person)
-eam (imperfect indicative singular)
-eai (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
-ea (imperfect indicative singular)
-eam (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
-eați (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
-eau (imperfect indicative plural)
sei (indicative perfect singular)
seși (indicative perfect second-person singular)
se (indicative perfect singular)
serăm (first-person indicative perfect plural)
serăți (indicative perfect plural second-person)
seră (indicative perfect plural)
sesem (indicative pluperfect singular)
seseși (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
sese (indicative pluperfect singular)
seserăm (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
seserăți (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
seseră (indicative pluperfect plural)
să - (present singular subjunctive)
să -i (present second-person singular subjunctive)
să -ă (present singular subjunctive)
să -em (first-person plural present subjunctive)
să -eți (plural present second-person subjunctive)
să -ă (plural present subjunctive)
-e (imperative positive second-person singular)
-eți (imperative plural positive second-person)
nu -e (imperative negative second-person singular)
nu -eți (imperative negative plural second-person)

Inherited from Latin -ere, the ending of the present active infinitive form of third conjugation verbs. Cognate with Spanish -er, Italian -ere, etc.


-i

Inherited from Latin -ī (“second-declension plural ending”).


-i

Inherited from Latin illī, nominative masculine plural of ille.

(definite article) the (masculine plural, nominative and accusative)


-i

a -i (infinitive)
-ind (gerund)
-it (participle past)
-i (indicative present second-person singular)
-e (indicative present singular)
-im (first-person indicative plural present)
-iți (indicative plural present second-person)
-eam (imperfect indicative singular)
-eai (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
-ea (imperfect indicative singular)
-eam (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
-eați (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
-eau (imperfect indicative plural)
-ii (indicative perfect singular)
-iși (indicative perfect second-person singular)
-i (indicative perfect singular)
-irăm (first-person indicative perfect plural)
-irăți (indicative perfect plural second-person)
-iră (indicative perfect plural)
-isem (indicative pluperfect singular)
-iseși (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
-ise (indicative pluperfect singular)
-iserăm (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
-iserăți (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
-iseră (indicative pluperfect plural)
să - (present singular subjunctive)
să -i (present second-person singular subjunctive)
să -ă (present singular subjunctive)
să -im (first-person plural present subjunctive)
să -iți (plural present second-person subjunctive)
să -ă (plural present subjunctive)
-e (imperative positive second-person singular)
-iți (imperative plural positive second-person)
nu -i (imperative negative second-person singular)
nu -iți (imperative negative plural second-person)

Inherited from Latin -īre, the ending of the present active infinitive form of fourth conjugation verbs. Cognate with Spanish and French -ir, Italian -ire, etc.


-os

ro-adj

-os m or n (feminine singular -oasă, masculine plural -oși, feminine and neuter plural -oase)

-oasă (feminine singular)
-oși (masculine plural)
-oase (feminine neuter plural)
-os (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-oasă (feminine indefinite singular)
-oși (indefinite masculine plural)
-oase (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-osul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-oasa (definite feminine singular)
-oșii (definite masculine plural)
-oasele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-oase (feminine indefinite singular)
-osului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-oasei (definite feminine singular)
-oșilor (definite masculine plural)
-oaselor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin -ōsus (“full (of)”).


-re

-ri (plural)
-re (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-rea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ri (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-rile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ri (indefinite singular)
-rii (definite singular)
-ri (indefinite plural)
-rilor (definite plural)
-re (singular vocative)
-reo (singular vocative)
-rilor (plural vocative)

From the Latin infinitive endings (-are, -ere, -ire). Used in Romanian with a verb to form the "long infinitive", which is a verbal noun. See also the short infinitive forms of Romanian verbs, -a, -ea, -e, and -i.

traduce (“to translate”) + -re → traducere

translating, translation (the action or result of translation)

conjuga (“to conjugate”) + -re → conjugare

conjugating, conjugation (the action or result of conjugation)

vorbi (“to speak”) + -re → vorbire

speech, speaking (the action or result of speech)

avea (“to have”) + -re → avere

Attached to the ends of verb infinitives to form nouns, meaning "the action or result of"; -ing, -ation


-et

-eturi (plural)
-ete (plural)
-et (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-etul (accusative definite nominative singular)
-eturi (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-eturile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-et (indefinite singular)
-etului (definite singular)
-eturi (indefinite plural)
-eturilor (definite plural)
-etule (singular vocative)
-eturilor (plural vocative)
-et (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-etul (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ete (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-etele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-et (indefinite singular)
-etului (definite singular)
-ete (indefinite plural)
-etelor (definite plural)
-etule (singular vocative)
-etelor (plural vocative)

Inherited from Latin -ētum. Cognate with Italian -eto, French -aie.

brad (“fir tree”) → brădet (“fir-tree forest”)

ulm (“elm”) → ulmet (“elm forest”)

fag (“beech”) → făget (“beech forest”)

Used with plant or tree names to form names of orchards, woods, forests, or groves.


-et

-ete (plural)
-et (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-etul (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ete (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-etele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-et (indefinite singular)
-etului (definite singular)
-ete (indefinite plural)
-etelor (definite plural)
-etule (singular vocative)
-etelor (plural vocative)
-ăt (alternative)

Inherited from Latin -itus. No longer productive.

zâmbi (“to smile”) → zâmbet (“a smile”)

zbiera (“to scream”) → zbieret (“a scream”)

(unproductive) Used to form nouns derived from the action of some verbs.


-ez

ro-adj

-ez m or n (feminine singular -eză, masculine plural -ezi, feminine and neuter plural -eze)

-eză (feminine singular)
-ezi (masculine plural)
-eze (feminine neuter plural)
-ez (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-eză (feminine indefinite singular)
-ezi (indefinite masculine plural)
-eze (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-ezul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-eza (definite feminine singular)
-ezii (definite masculine plural)
-ezele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-eze (feminine indefinite singular)
-ezului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ezei (definite feminine singular)
-ezilor (definite masculine plural)
-ezelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Borrowed from French -ais, Italian -ese, Greek -έζος (-ézos), from Latin -ensis.

-ish, -an

Forms nouns and adjectives of nationality:

englez, olandez, francez, etc.


-ez

Inherited from Late Latin -izō.
Used as an infix in Romanian verb conjugations (similarly to how Spanish and Portuguese use the unrelated -ecer from Latin -escere, from -escō (as in parecer, padecer, merecer, etc). The suffix does not appear in the infinitive form of the verb in Romanian. However, the infinitive form of the Romanian suffix can also be found fossilized as part of the infinitive of a few verbs, such as boteza, râncheza, undeza.
The same Vulgar Latin ending resulted in Italian -eggiare, Spanish and Portuguese -ear, Catalan and Occitan -ejar, and French -oyer. The Aromanian equivalent is -edz or -edzu.
Compare also the Romanian suffix later borrowed ultimately from the same source (through French), -iza.

lucra → lucrez

dura → durez

frâna → frânez

vâna → vânez

used with a stem to form the first-person singular present of some -a (first conjugation) verbs.


-ate

-at (masculine singular)
-ată (feminine singular)
-ați (masculine plural)

Feminine plural of -at; from Latin -ātae, feminine nominative plural of -ātus.

used with a stem to form the feminine plural past participle of regular -a (first conjugation) verbs. (e.g. lăsate, măsurate, etc.)


-ei

(definite article) the (feminine singular, genitive and dative)


-el

head

-el m (plural -ei, feminine -ea, feminine plural -ele)

-ei (plural)
-ea (feminine)
-ele (feminine plural)
-el (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-elul (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ei (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-eii (accusative definite nominative plural)
-el (indefinite singular)
-elului (definite singular)
-ei (indefinite plural)
-eilor (definite plural)
-elule (singular vocative)
-eilor (plural vocative)

used to form a masculine diminutive of a word (e.g. băiat (“boy”) + -el → băiețel (“little boy”)


-ic

ro-adj

-ic m or n (feminine singular -ică, masculine plural -ici, feminine and neuter plural -ice)

-ică (feminine singular)
-ici (masculine plural)
-ice (feminine neuter plural)
-ic (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-ică (feminine indefinite singular)
-ici (indefinite masculine plural)
-ice (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-icul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ica (definite feminine singular)
-icii (definite masculine plural)
-icele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ice (feminine indefinite singular)
-icului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-icei (definite feminine singular)
-icilor (definite masculine plural)
-icelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

forms adjectives with the meaning "of or pertaining to"


-va

Probably from va, the popular (folk) variant of the third-person singular indicative form of the verb vrea (“to want”) (cf. also its usage as an auxiliary verb, or in conjugated forms of (a) voi).

ce (“what”) + -va → ceva (“something”)

cine (“who”) + -va → cineva (“someone”)

unde (“where”) + -va → undeva (“somewhere”)

când (“when”) + -va → cândva (“sometime”)

cum (“how”) + -va → cumva (“somehow”)

suffixed to some adverbs and preopositions, meaning "some"


-esc

head

-esc m (feminine singular -ească, plural -ești, adverbial -ește)

-ească (feminine singular)
-ești (plural)
-ește (adverbial)
-esc (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-ească (feminine indefinite singular)
-ești (indefinite masculine plural)
-ești (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-escul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-easca (definite feminine singular)
-eștii (definite masculine plural)
-eștile (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ești (feminine indefinite singular)
-escului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-eștii (definite feminine singular)
-eștilor (definite masculine plural)
-eștilor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Latin -iscus
Romanian -esc
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Vulgar Latin -iscus
Italian -escobor.
French -esquebor.
Romanian -esc
Inherited from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin -iscus for older words and the common Romanian surname ending -escu, as well as the place name suffix -ești formed from the plural. Based on French -esque for many newer words or neologisms, which appear after the mid-19th century.

etymon

-esque, -ish (used with a root to form adjectives)


-esc

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yetider.
Proto-Italic *-ēō
Latin -eō
Proto-Italic *-skō
Latin -scō
Latin -escō
Romanian -esc
 A form of the infix -esc-, from Latin -ēscō (and -ēscunt in the case of the third-person plural). Cognates include Aromanian -escu, Italian -isco, -iscono, Spanish -ezco, -ecen, Catalan -eixo, -eixen.

Used with a stem to form the first-person singular and third-person plural present of most regular -i (fourth conjugation) verbs. E.g. unesc, tușesc, feresc, pățesc, urăsc.


-tor

ro-adj

-tor m or n (feminine singular -toare, masculine plural -tori, feminine and neuter plural -toare)

-toare (feminine singular)
-tori (masculine plural)
-toare (feminine neuter plural)
-tor (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-toare (feminine indefinite singular)
-tori (indefinite masculine plural)
-toare (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-torul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-toarea (definite feminine singular)
-torii (definite masculine plural)
-toarele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-torului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-toarei (definite feminine singular)
-torilor (definite masculine plural)
-toarelor (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ător (alternative)

Inherited from Latin -tor (through a Vulgar Latin form *-torius, and feminine -toare from *-toria). With some neologisms based on French -teur. Ultimately from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

băutor

călător

făcător


-tor

uimitor

strălucitor

-ing (used to form adjectives from verbs)


-ia

definite singular of -ie, usually applied to place names.


-itate

-ități (plural)
-itate (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-itatea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ități (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-itățile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ități (indefinite singular)
-ității (definite singular)
-ități (indefinite plural)
-ităților (definite plural)
-itate (singular vocative)
-itateo (singular vocative)
-ităților (plural vocative)
-tate (alternative)
-ătate (alternative)

Borrowed from Latin -itātem. This particular form of the suffix is used in neologisms, and based on French -ité. The inherited form -ătate is found in older words.


-aj

From French -age, from Old French -age, from Latin -āticum.


-ul

Identical to -l (a contracted form of an older -lu, from a clipping of Vulgar Latin *illu, from Latin ille), compare Aromanian -lu.
Due to the misunderstanding of modern speakers, *-ul* is assumed to be a separate suffix. In older Romanian (still dialectially attested and present in place names) masculine nouns end in -u for example: focu (now foc). A tendency to drop the pronunciation of final -u sounds lead to the modern pronunciation. Accordingly the old definite form for focu is foculu. Thus when subjected to final u dropping it results in the modern form focul. It is not that -ul is a suffix, but that the indefinite form is contracted, such that its not immediately obvious.

the (definite article)


-at

-at m or n (feminine singular -ată, masculine plural -ați, feminine and neuter plural -ate)

-ată (feminine singular)
-ați (masculine plural)
-ate (feminine neuter plural)
-at (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-ată (feminine indefinite singular)
-ați (indefinite masculine plural)
-ate (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-atul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ata (definite feminine singular)
-ații (definite masculine plural)
-atele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ate (feminine indefinite singular)
-atului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-atei (definite feminine singular)
-aților (definite masculine plural)
-atelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic *-ātos.

arunca (“to throw”) + -at → aruncat (“thrown”)

cânta (“to sing”) + -at → cântat (“sung”)

Used with a stem to form the masculine singular past participle of regular -a (first conjugation) verbs.


-l

Suffixed form of ăl (inherited from Latin illum) which originally followed the noun and became attached to it as an inflection, unlike the definite articles in the other major Romance languages, which go before the noun.

(definite article) the (masculine/neuter singular, nominative and accusative)


-logie

-logie (accusative indefinite nominative)
-logia (accusative definite nominative)
-logii (indefinite)
-logiei (definite)
-logie (vocative)
-logio (vocative)

Introduced into Romanian via French loan words ending in French -logie, from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía).


-iza

Borrowed from French -iser. Doublet of -ez, which was inherited from Latin.


-ești

List of Romanian placenames ending in -ești


-ești

A form of the infix -esc-, from Latin -ēscō, in this case -ēscis. Cognates include Italian -isci, Spanish -eces.

Used with a stem to form the second-person singular present of most regular -i (fourth conjugation) verbs. E.g. unești, tușești, ferești, pățești, urăști.


-eni

Paltinu + -eni → Păltineni

Gheorghe + -eni → Gheorgheni

urzică + -eni → Urziceni

Used to form a name of an inhabited place, a town or city.


-ua

the (definite article)


-lui

(definite article) the (masculine/neuter singular, genitive and dative)


-lor

Inherited from Latin illōrum, from ille.

(definite article) the (plural, genitive and dative)


-lei

the (definite article)


-î

a -î (infinitive)
-ând (gerund)
-ât (participle past)
-i (indicative present second-person singular)
-ă (indicative present singular)
-âm (first-person indicative plural present)
-âți (indicative plural present second-person)
-ă (indicative plural present)
-am (imperfect indicative singular)
-ai (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
-a (imperfect indicative singular)
-am (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
-ați (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
-au (imperfect indicative plural)
-âi (indicative perfect singular)
-âși (indicative perfect second-person singular)
-î (indicative perfect singular)
-ârăm (first-person indicative perfect plural)
-ârăți (indicative perfect plural second-person)
-âră (indicative perfect plural)
-âsem (indicative pluperfect singular)
-âseși (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
-âse (indicative pluperfect singular)
-âserăm (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
-âserăți (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
-âseră (indicative pluperfect plural)
să - (present singular subjunctive)
să -i (present second-person singular subjunctive)
să -e (present singular subjunctive)
să -âm (first-person plural present subjunctive)
să -âți (plural present second-person subjunctive)
să -e (plural present subjunctive)
-ă (imperative positive second-person singular)
-âți (imperative plural positive second-person)
nu -î (imperative negative second-person singular)
nu -âți (imperative negative plural second-person)

Inherited from Latin -īre, the ending of the present active infinitive form of fourth conjugation verbs. Cognate with Spanish ir and French -ir, Italian -ire, etc.

A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs.


-aie

-ăi (plural)
-aie (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-aia (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ăi (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ăile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ăi (indefinite singular)
-ăii (definite singular)
-ăi (indefinite plural)
-ăilor (definite plural)
-aie (singular vocative)
-aio (singular vocative)
-ăilor (plural vocative)

Inherited from Latin -ālia, the neuter plural of -ālis. Compare Aromanian -alji. It is no longer a productive suffix and only found in some words.

(unproductive) used to form collective nouns with some words


-logic

-logic m or n (feminine singular -logică, masculine plural -logici, feminine and neuter plural -logice)

-logică (feminine singular)
-logici (masculine plural)
-logice (feminine neuter plural)
-logic (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-logică (feminine indefinite singular)
-logici (indefinite masculine plural)
-logice (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-logicul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-logica (definite feminine singular)
-logicii (definite masculine plural)
-logicele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-logice (feminine indefinite singular)
-logicului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-logicei (definite feminine singular)
-logicilor (definite masculine plural)
-logicelor (definite feminine neuter plural)


-ame

Inherited from Latin -āmen. Compare Aromanian -ame.

haiduc (“outlaw”) + -ame → haiducame (“band of outlaws”)

voinic (“soldier”) + -ame → voinicame (“army”)

copil (“child”) + -ame → copilame (“group of children”)

(regional, unproductive) used to form collective nouns with some words


-ea

a -ea (infinitive)
-ând (gerund)
-ut (participle past)
-i (indicative present second-person singular)
-e (indicative present singular)
-em (first-person indicative plural present)
-eți (indicative plural present second-person)
-eam (imperfect indicative singular)
-eai (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
-ea (imperfect indicative singular)
-eam (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
-eați (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
-eau (imperfect indicative plural)
-ui (indicative perfect singular)
-uși (indicative perfect second-person singular)
-u (indicative perfect singular)
-urăm (first-person indicative perfect plural)
-urăți (indicative perfect plural second-person)
-ură (indicative perfect plural)
-usem (indicative pluperfect singular)
-useși (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
-use (indicative pluperfect singular)
-userăm (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
-userăți (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
-useră (indicative pluperfect plural)
să - (present singular subjunctive)
să -i (present second-person singular subjunctive)
să -ă (present singular subjunctive)
să -em (first-person plural present subjunctive)
să -eți (plural present second-person subjunctive)
să -ă (plural present subjunctive)
-e (imperative positive second-person singular)
-eți (imperative plural positive second-person)
nu -ea (imperative negative second-person singular)
nu -eți (imperative negative plural second-person)

Inherited from Latin -ēre, the ending of the present active infinitive form of second conjugation verbs. Cognate with Spanish -er, Italian -ere, etc.


-ea

head

-ea f (plural -ele, masculine -el, masculine plural -ei)

-ele (plural)
-el (masculine)
-ei (masculine plural)
-ea (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-eaua (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ele (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-elele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ele (indefinite singular)
-elei (definite singular)
-ele (indefinite plural)
-elelor (definite plural)
-ea (singular vocative)
-elelor (plural vocative)

Used to form the feminine diminutive of a word


-oi

-oaie (plural)
-oi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-oiul (accusative definite nominative singular)
-oaie (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-oaiele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-oi (indefinite singular)
-oiului (definite singular)
-oaie (indefinite plural)
-oaielor (definite plural)
-oiule (singular vocative)
-oaielor (plural vocative)

Inherited from Latin -ōneus, -ōnius. See also the feminine -oaie. Compare Aromanian -onj, -onjiu. Additionally, cf. Italian -one, Spanish -ón, which are also augmentative suffixes.

augmentative suffix, used to indicate a larger version of (e.g. piatră (“rock”) + -oi → pietroi (“boulder”), furcă (“pitchfork”) + -oi → furcoi (“big pitchfork”))


-oi

-oi (plural)
-oi (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-oiul (accusative definite nominative singular)
-oi (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-oii (accusative definite nominative plural)
-oi (indefinite singular)
-oiului (definite singular)
-oi (indefinite plural)
-oilor (definite plural)
-oiule (singular vocative)
-oilor (plural vocative)

used to make a masculine version of (e.g. pasăre (“bird”) + -oi → păsăroi (“male bird”), vulpe (“fox”) + -oi → vulpoi (“male fox”))

in a few cases, used as a deprecative or slightly derogatory suffix, especially relating to people (e.g. bulgar + -oi → bulgăroi, chinez + -oi → chinezoi)


-ește

From -esc. Compare Aromanian -eashti. Cf. also Albanian -ishte.


-ește

A form of the infix -esc-, from Latin -ēscō, in this case -ēscit. Cognates include Aromanian -eashti, Italian -isce, Spanish -ece.

Used with a stem to form the third-person singular present of most regular -i (fourth conjugation) verbs. E.g. unește, tușește, ferește, pățește, urăște.


-ean

ro-adj

-ean m or n (feminine singular -eană or -eancă, masculine plural -eni, feminine and neuter plural -ene or -eance)

-eană (feminine singular)
-eancă (feminine singular)
-eni (masculine plural)
-ene (feminine neuter plural)
-eance (feminine neuter plural)
-ean (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-eană (feminine indefinite singular)
-eni (indefinite masculine plural)
-ene (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-eanul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-eana (definite feminine singular)
-enii (definite masculine plural)
-enele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ene (feminine indefinite singular)
-eanului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-enei (definite feminine singular)
-enilor (definite masculine plural)
-enelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -ѣнинъ (-jěninŭ), from Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ. Might also be conflated with Latin -iānus.

bor+

Ardeal (“Transylvania”) + -ean → ardelean (“Transylvanian”)

București (“Bucharest”) + -ean → bucureștean (“Bucharestian”)

Forms adjectives and nouns indicating origin or place of birth (such as from a certain city or region), or occasionally nationality.


-tate

-tăți (plural)
-tate (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-tatea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-tăți (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-tățile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-tăți (indefinite singular)
-tății (definite singular)
-tăți (indefinite plural)
-tăților (definite plural)
-tate (singular vocative)
-tateo (singular vocative)
-tăților (plural vocative)
-ătate (alternative)
-itate (alternative)

Inherited from Latin -tātem, accusative of -tās, from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts.


-iv

ro-adj

-iv m or n (feminine singular -ivă, masculine plural -ivi, feminine and neuter plural -ive)

-ivă (feminine singular)
-ivi (masculine plural)
-ive (feminine neuter plural)
-iv (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-ivă (feminine indefinite singular)
-ivi (indefinite masculine plural)
-ive (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-ivul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-iva (definite feminine singular)
-ivii (definite masculine plural)
-ivele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ive (feminine indefinite singular)
-ivului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ivei (definite feminine singular)
-ivilor (definite masculine plural)
-ivelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Borrowed from French -if, -ive, Latin -īvus. Compare the older inherited -iu.


-mânt

-minte (plural)
-mânt (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-mântul (accusative definite nominative singular)
-minte (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-mintele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-mânt (indefinite singular)
-mântului (definite singular)
-minte (indefinite plural)
-mintelor (definite plural)
-mântule (singular vocative)
-mintelor (plural vocative)
-ământ (alternative)
-mînt (alternative archaic)

Inherited from Late Latin -mentum, from Latin -menta.

jura (“to vow”) + -mânt → jurământ (“vow”)

lega (“to bind”) + -mânt → legământ (“pledge, promise; vow”)

crede (“to trust”) + -mânt → crezământ (“trust”)

așeza (“to settle”) + -mânt → așezământ (“settlement”)

încălța (“to put on shoes”) + -minte → încălțăminte (“footwear”)

Forms nouns that indicate the action or result of a verb; -ment


-manie

From French -manie, from Ancient Greek μανία (manía).


-ție

-ții (plural)
-ție (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ția (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ții (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-țiile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ții (indefinite singular)
-ției (definite singular)
-ții (indefinite plural)
-țiilor (definite plural)
-ție (singular vocative)
-țio (singular vocative)
-țiilor (plural vocative)
-țiune (alternative)

Shortened form of -țiune, itself a borrowing based on Latin -tiō. Compare also the Polish suffix -cja, Russian -ция (-cija) (borrowed ultimately from the same source), which may have influenced it. Also compare the inherited -ciune.


-țiune

-țiuni (plural)
-țiune (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-țiunea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-țiuni (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-țiunile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-țiuni (indefinite singular)
-țiunii (definite singular)
-țiuni (indefinite plural)
-țiunilor (definite plural)
-țiune (singular vocative)
-țiuneo (singular vocative)
-țiunilor (plural vocative)
-ție (alternative common)
-tiune (alternative)

Longer form of -ție, borrowed from Latin -tiō, -tiōnem and based partially on the older inherited form -ciune, now only found in certain older words and constructions, or as part of terms inherited from Latin.


-ciune

-ciuni (plural)
-ciune (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ciunea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ciuni (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ciunile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ciuni (indefinite singular)
-ciunii (definite singular)
-ciuni (indefinite plural)
-ciunilor (definite plural)
-ciune (singular vocative)
-ciuneo (singular vocative)
-ciunilor (plural vocative)
-ăciune (alternative)

Inherited from Latin -tiō, -tiōnem, and found in terms inherited from Latin as well those formed before the mid 19th century, but is otherwise no longer productive. Most modern words or neologisms use the borrowed doublets -ție or occasionally -țiune.

a înșela (“to deceive”) + -ciune → înșelăciune (“fraud”)

a ruga (“to ask for; to pray”) + -ciune → rugăciune (“prayer”)

(no longer productive) roughly equivalent to -tion; was used to form a noun when added to a verb root, describing that action or state related to the verb (also used with adjective roots sometimes)


-ință

-ințe (plural)
-ință (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ința (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ințe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ințele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ințe (indefinite singular)
-inței (definite singular)
-ințe (indefinite plural)
-ințelor (definite plural)
-ință (singular vocative)
-ințo (singular vocative)
-ințelor (plural vocative)
-ență (alternative)
-anță (alternative)

Inherited from Latin -entia. Compare Aromanian -intsã, French -ance, -ence, Italian -enza, Portuguese -ença, -ência, Spanish -enza, -encia, Friulian -ince. Compare -ență, -anță, borrowed from French.

a crede → credință

a folosi → folosință

a suferi → suferință

Having the state or condition of; -ence, -ance.


-ență

-ențe (plural)
-ență (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ența (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ențe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ențele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ențe (indefinite singular)
-enței (definite singular)
-ențe (indefinite plural)
-ențelor (definite plural)
-ență (singular vocative)
-ențo (singular vocative)
-ențelor (plural vocative)
-ință (alternative)
-anță (alternative)

Based on French -ence (used for neologisms borrowed from French or Italian), ultimately from Latin -entia. Doublet of -ință, inherited from Latin.


-eață

-ețe (plural)
-eți (plural)
-ețuri (plural)
-eață (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-eața (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ețe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ețele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ețe (indefinite singular)
-eței (definite singular)
-ețe (indefinite plural)
-ețelor (definite plural)
-eață (singular vocative)
-eațo (singular vocative)
-ețelor (plural vocative)
-eață (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-eața (accusative definite nominative singular)
-eți (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ețile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-eți (indefinite singular)
-eții (definite singular)
-eți (indefinite plural)
-eților (definite plural)
-eață (singular vocative)
-eațo (singular vocative)
-eților (plural vocative)
-eață (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-eața (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ețuri (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ețurile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-eți (indefinite singular)
-eții (definite singular)
-ețuri (indefinite plural)
-ețurilor (definite plural)
-eață (singular vocative)
-eațo (singular vocative)
-ețurilor (plural vocative)
-ețe (alternative)

Inherited from Latin -itia(m). Compare Aromanian -eatsã.

-ness, -ity; used to form nouns from adjectives


-tură

-turi (plural)
-tură (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-tura (accusative definite nominative singular)
-turi (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-turile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-turi (indefinite singular)
-turii (definite singular)
-turi (indefinite plural)
-turilor (definite plural)
-tură (singular vocative)
-turo (singular vocative)
-turilor (plural vocative)
-ură (alternative)
-ătură (alternative)

Inherited from Latin -tūra, and in some words based on French -(t)ure.

lega (“to bind”) + -tură → legătură (“connection; bunch”)

lovi (“to hit”) + -tură → lovitură (“hit”)

săpa (“to dig”) + -tură → săpătură (“digging”)

tăia (“to cut”) + -tură → tăietură (“cut”)

țese (“to weave”) + -tură → țesătură (“textile”)

vechi (“old”) + -tură → vechitură (“old thing”)

Used to form nouns relating to some action; -ure, -ing


-ior

head

-ior m (plural -iori, feminine -ioară, feminine plural -ioare)

-iori (plural)
-ioară (feminine)
-ioare (feminine plural)

frate (“brother”) + -ior → frățior

mia (“ewe”) + -ior → mioară


-le

Inherited from Latin -ae (“first-declension ending”), with intrusive l.


-le

Inherited from Latin illae, nominative feminine plural of ille.

(definite article) the (feminine/neuter plural, nominative and accusative)


-iu

ro-adj

-iu m or n (feminine singular -ie, plural -ii)

-ie (feminine singular)
-ii (plural)
-iu (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-ie (feminine indefinite singular)
-ii (indefinite masculine plural)
-ii (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-iul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ia (definite feminine singular)
-iii (definite masculine plural)
-iile (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ii (feminine indefinite singular)
-iului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-iei (definite feminine singular)
-iilor (definite masculine plural)
-iilor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Probably from Latin -īvus. Mostly found in older, popular words; compare the neological borrowing -iv.

Forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities, especially relating to color; roughly equivalent to -ive or sometimes -ish.


-ezi

Form of the infix -ez-; probably from a Vulgar Latin *-idiās or *-izās, conjugated forms of *-idiō, *-izō, ultimately from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein), used in Romanian conjugated forms of verbs. See -ez.

used with a stem to form the second-person singular present of some -a (first conjugation) verbs. E.g. lucrezi from lucra, durezi from dura, frânezi from frâna, vânezi from vâna.


-ează

Inherited from Late Latin -izat. Doublet of -ez. Compare also Aromanian -eadzã.

used with a stem to form the third-person singular present and third-person plural present indicatives of some -a (first conjugation) verbs. E.g. lucrează from lucra, durează from dura, frânează from frâna, vânează from vâna.


-ând

Inherited from Latin -andus, -endus. Compare Italian -ando, -endo, Spanish -ando, -iendo.

cânta + -ând → cântând

putea + -ând → putând

face + -ând → făcând

urî + -ând → urând

Used with a stem to form the gerund in -a (first conjugation), -ea (second conjugation), and -e (third conjugation) verbs, as well as -î verbs (a minority of fourth conjugation verbs).


-ind

feri + -ind → ferind

ieși + -ind → ieșind

tăia + -ind → tăind

scrie + -ind → scriind

Used with a stem to form the gerund of -i (fourth conjugation) verbs, as well as a minority of -a (first conjugation) and -e (third conjugation) verbs.


-ată

-at (masculine)
-ați (masculine plural)
-ate (feminine plural)

Feminine form of -at; from Latin -āta(m), feminine of -ātus.

used with a stem to form the feminine singular past participle of -a (first conjugation) verbs. (e.g. botezată, înghețată, etc.)


-ați

-at (masculine singular)
-ată (feminine singular)
-ate (feminine plural)

Masculine plural of -at; from Latin -ātī, masculine nominative plural of -ātus.

used with a stem to form the masculine plural past participle of regular -a (first conjugation) verbs. (e.g. adunați, spurcați, etc.)


-uț

-uț m or n (feminine singular -uță, masculine plural -uți, feminine and neuter plural -uțe)

-uță (feminine singular)
-uți (masculine plural)
-uțe (feminine neuter plural)
-uț (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-uță (feminine indefinite singular)
-uți (indefinite masculine plural)
-uțe (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-uțul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-uța (definite feminine singular)
-uții (definite masculine plural)
-uțele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-uțe (feminine indefinite singular)
-uțului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-uței (definite feminine singular)
-uților (definite masculine plural)
-uțelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Probably from Latin -uceum or -ucium. Compare Aromanian -uts, Italian -uccio, Sicilian -uzzu.

mic (“small”) + -uț → micuț (“tiny”)

gras (“fat”) + -uț → grăsuț (“chubby”)

drag (“dear”) + -uț → drăguț (“cute, pretty, nice”)

pisică (“cat”) + -uț → pisicuță (“kitten”)

Forms masculine diminutives of nouns and adjectives.


-ețe

-ețe (plural)
-eți (plural)
-ețuri (plural)
-ețe (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ețea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ețe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ețele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ețe (indefinite singular)
-eței (definite singular)
-ețe (indefinite plural)
-ețelor (definite plural)
-ețe (singular vocative)
-ețeo (singular vocative)
-ețelor (plural vocative)
-ețe (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ețea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-eți (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ețile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-eți (indefinite singular)
-eții (definite singular)
-eți (indefinite plural)
-eților (definite plural)
-ețe (singular vocative)
-ețeo (singular vocative)
-eților (plural vocative)
-ețe (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ețea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ețuri (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ețurile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-eți (indefinite singular)
-eții (definite singular)
-ețuri (indefinite plural)
-ețurilor (definite plural)
-ețe (singular vocative)
-ețeo (singular vocative)
-ețurilor (plural vocative)

From -itiēm, the accusative of Latin -itiēs, an alternative form of -itia. Compare Sicilian -ezze, also Portuguese -ice, Spanish -ez.


-ătate

-ătăți (plural)
-ătate (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ătatea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ătăți (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ătățile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ătăți (indefinite singular)
-ătății (definite singular)
-ătăți (indefinite plural)
-ătăților (definite plural)
-ătate (singular vocative)
-ătateo (singular vocative)
-ătăților (plural vocative)
-tate (alternative)
-itate (alternative)

Inherited from Latin -itātem, accusative of -itās. Doublet of -itate.


-metru

-meter (used to form a measuring device)


-uță

-uțe (plural)
-uță (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-uța (accusative definite nominative singular)
-uțe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-uțele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-uțe (indefinite singular)
-uței (definite singular)
-uțe (indefinite plural)
-uțelor (definite plural)
-uță (singular vocative)
-uțo (singular vocative)
-uțelor (plural vocative)

Feminine of -uț, possibly corresponding to Latin -ucea, -ucia.


-ui

-ui m or n (feminine singular -uie, plural -ui)

-uie (feminine singular)
-ui (plural)
-ui (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-uie (feminine indefinite singular)
-ui (indefinite masculine plural)
-ui (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-uiul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-uia (definite feminine singular)
-uii (definite masculine plural)
-uile (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ui (feminine indefinite singular)
-uiului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-uii (definite feminine singular)
-uilor (definite masculine plural)
-uilor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Forms adjectives denoting characteristics or qualities, especially relating to color, and often with the meaning of -ish.


-escu

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
Proto-Germanic *-iskaz
Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor.
Latin -iscus
Romanian -esc?
Romanian -escu
 From the suffix -esc, from Latin -iscus. Compare Italian -eschi.

etymon

suffix forming many Romanian surnames, e.g. Ionescu, Petrescu, Popescu, Georgescu, Marinescu, Niculescu, Constantinescu, Văcărescu, Lucescu, Lupescu, Albulescu, Ceaușescu, etc.


-grafie

From French -graphie, from Latin -graphia, from Ancient Greek γράφω (gráphō).


-anță

-anțe (plural)
-anță (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-anța (accusative definite nominative singular)
-anțe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-anțele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-anțe (indefinite singular)
-anței (definite singular)
-anțe (indefinite plural)
-anțelor (definite plural)
-anță (singular vocative)
-anțo (singular vocative)
-anțelor (plural vocative)
-ință (alternative)
-ență (alternative)


-ime

-imi (plural)
-ime (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-imea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-imi (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-imile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-imi (indefinite singular)
-imii (definite singular)
-imi (indefinite plural)
-imilor (definite plural)
-ime (singular vocative)
-imeo (singular vocative)
-imilor (plural vocative)

Inherited from Latin -īmen. Compare also Aromanian -imi.

from adjectives forms nouns denoting quality or state of. -ness, -ity, -hood, -ship, -dom

țăran (“peasant”) + -ime → țărănime (“peasantry”)

forms collective nouns, often indicating a multitude or totality of. -ry (class or group, collection of)

opt (“eight”) + -ime → optime (“eighth”)

from numerals forms nouns meaning a part of a fraction. -th


-ăt

-ete (plural)
-ăt (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ătul (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ete (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-etele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ăt (indefinite singular)
-ătului (definite singular)
-ete (indefinite plural)
-etelor (definite plural)
-ătule (singular vocative)
-etelor (plural vocative)


-eț

ro-adj

-eț m or n (feminine singular -eață, masculine plural -eți, feminine and neuter plural -ețe)

-eață (feminine singular)
-eți (masculine plural)
-ețe (feminine neuter plural)
-eț (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-eață (feminine indefinite singular)
-eți (indefinite masculine plural)
-ețe (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-ețul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-eața (definite feminine singular)
-eții (definite masculine plural)
-ețele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ețe (feminine indefinite singular)
-ețului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-eței (definite feminine singular)
-eților (definite masculine plural)
-ețelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Latin -icius ~ -itius (cf. Romanian -eață < Latin -itia). Its occasional use to form nouns may have originated with adjectives that were later substantivized/nominalized over time.

used to form adjectives from nouns or verbs denoting propensity or likeness, being inclined toward, or having the quality of (e.g. orb > orbeț, pădure (“woods, forest”) > pădureț (“wild”), îndrăzni (“to dare, venture”) > îndrăzneț (“bold, daring, courageous”), lume (“world, people”) > lumeț (“social; liking people; cheerful, chirpy”)); may be roughly compared to -y or -ish in some cases; see also -ăreț, with a similar function

used to form nouns relating to another noun or action (e.g. drum (“road”) > drumeț (“voyager, traveler, hiker”))

used to form diminutives of some nouns (e.g. pod (“bridge”) > podeț (“footbridge”))


-ăreț

-ăreț m or n (feminine singular -ăreață, masculine plural -ăreți, feminine and neuter plural -ărețe)

-ăreață (feminine singular)
-ăreți (masculine plural)
-ărețe (feminine neuter plural)
-ăreț (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-ăreață (feminine indefinite singular)
-ăreți (indefinite masculine plural)
-ărețe (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-ărețul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ăreața (definite feminine singular)
-ăreții (definite masculine plural)
-ărețele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ărețe (feminine indefinite singular)
-ărețului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ăreței (definite feminine singular)
-ăreților (definite masculine plural)
-ărețelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Inherited from Late Latin -āricius. Once created only nouns in older Romanian, some of which became adjectives over time.

Forms nouns or adjectives indicating propensity or likeness, being inclined toward, or having the quality of; can be roughly comparable to English -y or -ish in some cases; see also -eț, with a similar function


-icios

-icios m or n (feminine singular -icioasă, masculine plural -icioși, feminine and neuter plural -icioase)

-icioasă (feminine singular)
-icioși (masculine plural)
-icioase (feminine neuter plural)
-icios (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-icioasă (feminine indefinite singular)
-icioși (indefinite masculine plural)
-icioase (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-iciosul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-icioasa (definite feminine singular)
-icioșii (definite masculine plural)
-icioasele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-icioase (feminine indefinite singular)
-iciosului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-icioasei (definite feminine singular)
-icioșilor (definite masculine plural)
-icioaselor (definite feminine neuter plural)
-cios (alternative)

Inherited from Latin -itiōsus; cf. -ōsus.

Adjectival suffix roughly equivalent to -ous or -ish.


-toare

-toare (plural)
-toare (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-toarea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-toare (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-toarele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-toare (indefinite singular)
-toarei (definite singular)
-toare (indefinite plural)
-toarelor (definite plural)
-toare (singular vocative)
-toareo (singular vocative)
-toarelor (plural vocative)

Feminine form of -tor, from Vulgar Latin *-toria.

female equivalent of -tor: -er (suffix used to form nouns from verbs)


-toare

Feminine form of -tor, from Latin -tōria.

feminine singular of -tor: -ing (suffix used to form adjectives from verbs)


-easă

-ese (plural)
-easă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-easa (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ese (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-esele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ese (indefinite singular)
-esei (definite singular)
-ese (indefinite plural)
-eselor (definite plural)
-easă (singular vocative)
-easo (singular vocative)
-eselor (plural vocative)

Inherited from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa). Cf. also the doublet -esă, a neologism borrowed from French.

Used to make feminine forms of some masculine nouns, or to indicate the wife of a man with a certain profession; -ess


-iță

-ițe (plural)
-iță (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ița (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ițe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ițele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ițe (indefinite singular)
-iței (definite singular)
-ițe (indefinite plural)
-ițelor (definite plural)
-iță (singular vocative)
-ițo (singular vocative)
-ițelor (plural vocative)

fată (“girl”) + -iță → fetiță (“little girl”)

capră (“goat”) + -iță → căpriță (“little goat”)

Forms diminutives of some feminine nouns


-iță

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -ица (-ica), from Proto-Slavic *-ica.

bor+

doctor (“doctor”) + -iță → doctoriță (“female doctor”), actor (“actor”) + -iță → actriță (“actress”)

Used to make feminine forms of some masculine nouns, e.g. professions; -ess


-oaică

-oaice (plural)
-oaică (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-oaica (accusative definite nominative singular)
-oaice (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-oaicele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-oaice (indefinite singular)
-oaicei (definite singular)
-oaice (indefinite plural)
-oaicelor (definite plural)
-oaică (singular vocative)
-oaico (singular vocative)
-oaicelor (plural vocative)

From Slavic -ojka, compare Serbo-Croatian -ojka, or a combination of the feminine suffix -oaie (from Latin -ōnea; compare also Aromanian -oanji) and diminutive feminine suffix -că, from Old Church Slavonic -ъка (-ŭka), from Proto-Slavic *-ъka.

-eancă

similar use to the first sense indicating nationality or ethnicity

rus (“Russian”) + -oaică → rusoaică (“Russian woman”)

grec (“Greek”) + -oaică → grecoaică (“Greek woman”)

used to form the feminine of a masculine noun indicating nationality or ethnicity

lup (“wolf”) + -oaică → lupoaică (“she-wolf”)

urs (“bear”) + -oaică → ursoaică (“she-bear”)

vulpe (“fox”) + -oaică → vulpoaică (“vixen”)

used to form the feminine of some animals


-eancă

-ence (plural)
-eancă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-eanca (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ence (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-encele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ence (indefinite singular)
-encei (definite singular)
-ence (indefinite plural)
-encelor (definite plural)
-eancă (singular vocative)
-eanco (singular vocative)
-encelor (plural vocative)

From -ean + -că, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ъka.


-oaie

ro-noun

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

-oaie (plural)
equivalent -oi (masculine)
-oaie (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-oaia (accusative definite nominative singular)
-oaie (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-oaiele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-oaie (indefinite singular)
-oaiei (definite singular)
-oaie (indefinite plural)
-oaielor (definite plural)
-oaie (singular vocative)
-oaio (singular vocative)
-oaielor (plural vocative)

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.

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


-oaie

-oaie (plural)
-oaie (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-oaia (accusative definite nominative singular)
-oaie (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-oaiele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-oaie (indefinite singular)
-oaiei (definite singular)
-oaie (indefinite plural)
-oaielor (definite plural)
-oaie (singular vocative)
-oaio (singular vocative)
-oaielor (plural vocative)

(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”))


-uș

-uși (plural)
-uș (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ușul (accusative definite nominative singular)
-uși (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ușii (accusative definite nominative plural)
-uș (indefinite singular)
-ușului (definite singular)
-uși (indefinite plural)
-ușilor (definite plural)
-ușule (singular vocative)
-ușilor (plural vocative)

diminutive suffix (e.g. măgar (“donkey”) + -uș → măgăruș (“little donkey”))


-aș

-ași (plural)
-aș (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-așul (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ași (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-așii (accusative definite nominative plural)
-aș (indefinite singular)
-așului (definite singular)
-ași (indefinite plural)
-așilor (definite plural)
-așule (singular vocative)
-așilor (plural vocative)

Probably a suffix with multiple etymologies, from both Proto-Slavic *-ašь and Hungarian -as.

diminutive suffix (e.g. copil (“child”) + -aș → copilaș (“little child”))

meserie (“handcraft”) + -aș → meseriaș (“handicraftsman”)

poștă (“mail”) + -aș → poștaș (“postman”)

used with a noun to make words related to profession


-șor

ro-adj

-șor m or n (feminine singular -șoară, masculine plural -șori, feminine and neuter plural -șoare)

-șoară (feminine singular)
-șori (masculine plural)
-șoare (feminine neuter plural)
-șor (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-șoară (feminine indefinite singular)
-șori (indefinite masculine plural)
-șoare (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-șorul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-șoara (definite feminine singular)
-șorii (definite masculine plural)
-șoarele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-șoare (feminine indefinite singular)
-șorului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-șoarei (definite feminine singular)
-șorilor (definite masculine plural)
-șoarelor (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ișor (alternative)
-ușor (alternative)

From -uș + -ior, from Albanian -sh + Latin -olus.

pui (“chick”) + -șor → puișor (“little chick”)


-ut

pierde (“lose”) + -ut → pierdut (“lost”)

Used with a stem to mark the past participle of second-conjugation verbs and regular third-conjugation verbs.


-atic

-atic m or n (feminine singular -atică, masculine plural -atici, feminine and neuter plural -atice)

-atică (feminine singular)
-atici (masculine plural)
-atice (feminine neuter plural)
-atic (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-atică (feminine indefinite singular)
-atici (indefinite masculine plural)
-atice (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-aticul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-atica (definite feminine singular)
-aticii (definite masculine plural)
-aticele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-atice (feminine indefinite singular)
-aticului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-aticei (definite feminine singular)
-aticilor (definite masculine plural)
-aticelor (definite feminine neuter plural)
-atec (alternative)

From the older form -atec, from Latin -āticus. No longer a productive suffix in Romanian. Compare Aromanian -atic.

iarnă (“winter”) + -atic → iernatic (“of the winter, hibernal”)

toamnă (“autumn”) + -atic → tomnatic (“of the autumn, autumnal”)

zână (“fairy”) + -atic → zănatic (“crazy”)

(unproductive) Used to form some adjectives (and sometimes nouns derived from them) meaning "of", "like", "characteristic of", etc.


-ăciune

-ăciuni (plural)
-ăciune (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ăciunea (accusative definite nominative singular)
ăciuni (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
ăciunile (accusative definite nominative plural)
ăciuni (indefinite singular)
ăciunii (definite singular)
ăciuni (indefinite plural)
ăciunilor (definite plural)
-ăciune (singular vocative)
-ăciuneo (singular vocative)
ăciunilor (plural vocative)


-abilitate

-abilități (plural)
-abilitate (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-abilitatea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-abilități (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-abilitățile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-abilități (indefinite singular)
-abilității (definite singular)
-abilități (indefinite plural)
-abilităților (definite plural)
-abilitate (singular vocative)
-abilitateo (singular vocative)
-abilităților (plural vocative)
-ibilitate (alternative)


-iei

definite genitive/dative singular of -ie


-ător

-ător m or n (feminine singular -ătoare, masculine plural -ători, feminine and neuter plural -ătoare)

-ătoare (feminine singular)
-ători (masculine plural)
-ătoare (feminine neuter plural)
-ător (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-ătoare (feminine indefinite singular)
-ători (indefinite masculine plural)
-ătoare (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-ătorul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ătoarea (definite feminine singular)
-ătorii (definite masculine plural)
-ătoarele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ătorului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ătoarei (definite feminine singular)
-ătorilor (definite masculine plural)
-ătoarelor (definite feminine neuter plural)


-bil

-bil m or n (feminine singular -bilă, masculine plural -bili, feminine and neuter plural -bile)

-bilă (feminine singular)
-bili (masculine plural)
-bile (feminine neuter plural)
-bil (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-bilă (feminine indefinite singular)
-bili (indefinite masculine plural)
-bile (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-bilul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-bila (definite feminine singular)
-bilii (definite masculine plural)
-bilele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-bile (feminine indefinite singular)
-bilului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-bilei (definite feminine singular)
-bililor (definite masculine plural)
-bilelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Borrowed from Latin -abilis, Italian -abile; cf. French -able.

gonfla + -bil → gonflabil

substitui + -bil → substituibil

bea + -bil → băubil

-able, -ible (forms adjectives with the meaning "able to be" from verbs)


-uri

-uri (accusative indefinite nominative)
-urile (accusative definite nominative)
-uri (indefinite)
-urilor (definite)
-urilor (vocative)

From older -ure, from the plurals in -ora of Latin neuter nouns ending in -us (such as tempus, tempora, ancestor of Romanian timp, timpuri). Because the final vowel of Latin -ora was identical in form with the feminine singular ending -a, neuter plural forms ending in -ora were interpreted as feminine; then by analogy with feminine plural forms, the final -a was replaced, first with -e (the feminine plural ending that developed from proto-Romance *-as > *-ai̯ > -e) later with -i (many feminine Romanian nouns such as roată have also replaced an original plural in -e with one in -i). Maiden 2016 suggests that, as an alternative to analyzing -uri as a unitary plural suffix, it is also possible to analyze these plurals as ending in a root extension -ur- followed by the plural ending -i.

Marks the plural of certain neuter (and more rarely feminine) nouns.


-scopie

From French -scopie, from Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō, “to observe”).


-eală

-eli (plural)
-eală (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-eala (accusative definite nominative singular)
-eli (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-elile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-eli (indefinite singular)
-elii (definite singular)
-eli (indefinite plural)
-elilor (definite plural)
-eală (singular vocative)
-ealo (singular vocative)
-elilor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -ѣль (-jělĭ), reanalyzed as plural, from Proto-Slavic *-ělь.

bor+

cheltui (“to spend”) + -eală → cheltuială (“expense”)

greși (“to err”) + -eală → greșeală (“mistake”)

momi (“to lure”) + -eală → momeală (“bait”)

iuți (“to accelerate”) + -eală → iuțeală (“speed”)

Forms nouns that indicate the action or result of a verb


-iune

-iuni (plural)
-iune (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-iunea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-iuni (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-iunile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-iuni (indefinite singular)
-iunii (definite singular)
-iuni (indefinite plural)
-iunilor (definite plural)
-iune (singular vocative)
-iuneo (singular vocative)
-iunilor (plural vocative)


-oare

-ori (plural)
-oare (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-oarea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ori (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-orile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ori (indefinite singular)
-orii (definite singular)
-ori (indefinite plural)
-orilor (definite plural)
-oare (singular vocative)
-oareo (singular vocative)
-orilor (plural vocative)

Inherited from Latin -or, ōris, with some cases possibly influenced by Latin -oria. See -toare.

alb (“white”) + -oare → alboare (“whiteness”)

rece (“cold”) + -oare → răcoare (“coolness”)

Used to form abstract nouns from adjectives, including past participles; -ness.


-ură

-uri (plural)
-ură (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ura (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ure (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-urele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ure (indefinite singular)
-urei (definite singular)
-ure (indefinite plural)
-urelor (definite plural)
-ură (singular vocative)
-uro (singular vocative)
-urelor (plural vocative)

frânt (“broken”) + -ură → frântură (“fragment”)

ars (“burnt”) + -ură → arsură (“burnt thing”)

întors (“curved”) + -ură → întorsură (“bend, turn”)

Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives.


-ă

-e (plural)
-ă (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-a (accusative definite nominative singular)
-e (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-e (indefinite singular)
-ei (definite singular)
-e (indefinite plural)
-elor (definite plural)
-ă (singular vocative)
-o (singular vocative)
-elor (plural vocative)

student + -ă → studentă


-uța

Anca + -uța → Ancuța

Ileana + -uța → Ilenuța

Maria + -uța → Măriuța

Forms diminutives of feminine proper names.


-ișor

ro-adj

-ișor m or n (feminine singular -ișoară, masculine plural -ișori, feminine and neuter plural -ișoare)

-ișoară (feminine singular)
-ișori (masculine plural)
-ișoare (feminine neuter plural)
-ișor (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-ișoară (feminine indefinite singular)
-ișori (indefinite masculine plural)
-ișoare (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-ișorul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ișoara (definite feminine singular)
-ișorii (definite masculine plural)
-ișoarele (definite feminine neuter plural)
-ișoare (feminine indefinite singular)
-ișorului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-ișoarei (definite feminine singular)
-ișorilor (definite masculine plural)
-ișoarelor (definite feminine neuter plural)

lapte (“milk”) + -ișor → lăptișor (“bit of milk”)

somn (“sleep”) + -ișor → somnișor (“nap”)

poamă (“fruit”) + -ișor → pomișoară (“blueberry”)


-ărie

Inherited from Latin -āria, feminine of -ārius. Compare Italian -eria.

floare (“flower”) + -ărie → florărie (“flower shop”)

benzină (“gasoline”) + -ărie → benzinărie (“gas station”)

oțel (“steel”) + -ărie → oțelărie (“steelworks”)

Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice).

argint (“silver”) + -ărie → argintărie (“silverware”)

țeavă (“pipe”) + -ărie → țevărie (“pipework”)

lemn (“wood”) + -ărie → lemnărie (“woodwork”)

zid (“wall”) + -ărie → zidărie (“masonry”)

Added to nouns to form a class, group, or classification of objects


-uleț

urs (“bear”) + -uleț → ursuleț (“little bear”)

coș (“basket”) + -uleț → coșuleț (“little basket”)


-filie

From French -philie, from Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “love”).


-fobie

From French -phobie, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).


-manție

Borrowed from French -mancie, from Latin -mantia, from Ancient Greek μᾰντείᾱ (mănteíā, “divination”).


-crație

-crații (plural)
-crație (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-crația (accusative definite nominative singular)
-crații (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-crațiile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-crații (indefinite singular)
-crației (definite singular)
-crații (indefinite plural)
-crațiilor (definite plural)
-crație (singular vocative)
-crațio (singular vocative)
-crațiilor (plural vocative)
-крацие (alternative)

Borrowed from French -cratie, from Ancient Greek -κρατία (-kratía), from κράτος (krátos, “power, rule”).


-coc

Borrowed from French -coque, from New Latin coccus, from Ancient Greek κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”).


-abilități

inflection of -abilitate:
indefinite genitive/dative singular


-eala

definite singular nominative/accusative of -eală


-sprezece

Univerbation of spre + zece, literally “to ten”. The formation is otherwise unknown to the Romance languages, and was influenced by neighbouring languages, such as Albanian -mbëdhjetë and Old Church Slavonic на десѧте (na desęte).

cog

-sprece (alternative informal)
-șpe (alternative informal)

un (“one”) + -sprezece → unsprezece (“eleven”)

cinci (“five”) + -sprezece → cincisprezece (“fifteen”)


-tecă

From French -thèque, from Ancient Greek -θήκη (-thḗkē, “case, scabbard”).


-icesc

head

-icesc m (feminine singular -icească, plural -icești, adverbial -icește)

-icească (feminine singular)
-icești (plural)
-icește (adverbial)
-icesc (indefinite masculine neuter singular)
-icească (feminine indefinite singular)
-icești (indefinite masculine plural)
-icești (feminine indefinite neuter plural)
-icescul (definite masculine neuter singular)
-iceasca (definite feminine singular)
-iceștii (definite masculine plural)
-iceștile (definite feminine neuter plural)
-icești (feminine indefinite singular)
-icescului (definite masculine neuter singular)
-iceștii (definite feminine singular)
-iceștilor (definite masculine plural)
-iceștilor (definite feminine neuter plural)

Compare with Russian -ический (-ičeskij). By surface analysis, -ic + -esc.


-oman

Forms derogatory nouns describing people.


-uica

definite singular nominative/accusative of -uică


-eană

-ene (plural)
-eană (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-eana (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ene (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-enele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ene (indefinite singular)
-enei (definite singular)
-ene (indefinite plural)
-enelor (definite plural)
-eană (singular vocative)
-eano (singular vocative)
-enelor (plural vocative)


-ușcă

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -ушька (-ušĭka).

bor+

muiere (“woman”) + -ușcă → muierușcă (“little woman”)

rață (“duck”) + -ușcă → rățușcă (“ducky”)

mierlă (“blackbird”) + -ușcă → mierlușcă (“small blackbird”)


-ică

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *-ъka, compare Albanian -kë.

frunză (“leaf”) + -ică → frunzică (“small leaf”)

copil (“boy”) + -ică → copilică (“girl”)


-ică

Borrowed from French -ique, Italian -ica.

dentist (“dentist”) + -ică → dentistică (“dentistry”)

forms abstact nouns for fields of knowledge. -ics, -istics


-tăți

Etymology tree
Latin -tātī?
Latin -tātis?
Romanian -tăți
 Possibly inherited from Latin -tātī f or Latin -tātis f.

etymon

extremitǎţi

genitive/dative indefinite singular of -tate


-tăți

Etymology tree
Latin -tātēs?
Romanian -tăți
Possibly from Latin -tātēs.

extremitǎţi

nominative/accusative indefinite plural of -tate


-tăți

Etymology tree
Latin -tātum?
Latin -tātibus?
Romanian -tăți
 Possibly inherited from Latin -tātum f pl or Latin -tātibus f pl.

extremitǎţi

genitive/dative indefinite plural of -tate


-ală

indefinite feminine nominative/accusative singular of -al


-abilitatea

definite nominative/accusative singular of -abilitate


-abilitățile

definite nominative/accusative plural of -abilitate


-abilității

definite genitive/dative singular of -abilitate


-abilităților

inflection of -abilitate:
definite genitive/dative plural

inflection of -abilitate:
vocative plural


-iște

-iști (plural)
-iște (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-iștea (accusative definite nominative singular)
-iști (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-iștile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-iști (indefinite singular)
-iștii (definite singular)
-iști (indefinite plural)
-iștilor (definite plural)
-iște (singular vocative)
-ișteo (singular vocative)
-iștilor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -ище (-ište), from Proto-Slavic *-išče.

bor+

izbeală (“crash”) + -iște → izbeliște (“desolate, unorderly place”)


-oiu

ro-noun

-oiu m (plural -oi, feminine equivalent -oaia)

-oi (plural)
equivalent -oaia (feminine)
-oiu (accusative indefinite nominative)
-oiul (accusative definite nominative)
-oiu (indefinite)
-oiului (definite)
-oiule (vocative)

Enache + -oiu → Enăchioiu

Gavrilă + -oiu → Gavriloiu

Chiriță + -oiu → Chirițoiu


-oaia

-oaie (plural)
-oaia (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-oaia (accusative definite nominative singular)
-oaie (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-oaiele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-oaie (indefinite singular)
-oaiei (definite singular)
-oaie (indefinite plural)
-oaielor (definite plural)
-oaia (singular vocative)
-oaiao (singular vocative)
-oaielor (plural vocative)

Ioaniță + -oaia → Ioanițoaia

Gavrilă + -oaia → Gavriloaia

Călin + -oaia → Călinoaia

suffix forming many feminine Romanian surnames


-uliță

-ulițe (plural)
-uliță (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ulița (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ulițe (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ulițele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ulițe (indefinite singular)
-uliței (definite singular)
-ulițe (indefinite plural)
-ulițelor (definite plural)
-uliță (singular vocative)
-ulițo (singular vocative)
-ulițelor (plural vocative)

frunză (“leaf”) + -uliță → frunzuliță (“little leaf”)

gâscă (“goose”) + -uliță → gâsculiță (“little goose”)

Forms diminutives of some feminine nouns


-ătură

-ături (plural)
-ătură (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ătura (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ături (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ăturile (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ături (indefinite singular)
-ăturii (definite singular)
-ături (indefinite plural)
-ăturilor (definite plural)
-ătură (singular vocative)
-ăturo (singular vocative)
-ăturilor (plural vocative)


-că

-ce (plural)
-că (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ca (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ce (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-cele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ce (indefinite singular)
-cei (definite singular)
-ce (indefinite plural)
-celor (definite plural)
-că (singular vocative)
-co (singular vocative)
-celor (plural vocative)

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic -ъка (-ŭka), from Proto-Slavic *-ъka.

bor+

român (“Romanian”) + -că → româncă (“Romanian woman”)

cetățean (“citizen”) + -că → cetățeancă (“female citizen”)

Forms feminine nouns from masculine nouns.


-ușor

-șori (plural)
-ușor (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-ușorul (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ușori (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-ușorii (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ușor (indefinite singular)
-ușorului (definite singular)
-ușori (indefinite plural)
-ușorilor (definite plural)
-ușorule (singular vocative)
-ușorilor (plural vocative)


-easa

-ese (plural)
-easa (accusative indefinite nominative singular)
-easa (accusative definite nominative singular)
-ese (accusative indefinite nominative plural)
-esele (accusative definite nominative plural)
-ese (indefinite singular)
-esei (definite singular)
-ese (indefinite plural)
-eselor (definite plural)
-easa (singular vocative)
-easao (singular vocative)
-eselor (plural vocative)

Voinea + -easa → Voineasa

Bucur + -easa → Bucureasa

suffix forming placenames and feminine surnames


-eți

inflection of -eață:
indefinite genitive/dative singular