-oaică
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-oaică f (plural -oaice)
- used to form the feminine of a masculine noun indicating nationality or ethnicity
- used to form the feminine of some animals
Declension edit
Declension of -oaică