See also: aret and året

Romanian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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

  1. 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

Declension

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Declension of -ăreț
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite -ăreț -ăreață -ăreți -ărețe
definite -ărețul -ăreața -ăreții -ărețele
genitive-
dative
indefinite -ăreț -ărețe -ăreți -ărețe
definite -ărețului -ăreței -ăreților -ărețelor

Derived terms

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See also

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