cățea
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin catella (“female puppy, young bitch”). Compare Portuguese cadela, Aromanian cãtsauã, cãtsau.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cățea f (plural cățele, masculine equivalent câine)
- female dog; bitch
- (derogatory, of an unpleasant woman) bitch
Declension edit
Declension of cățea
Related terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 219