maimuță

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek μαϊμού (maïmoú) or Ottoman Turkish میمون (maymun), from Arabic مَيْمُون (maymūn), influenced by the suffix -uță.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /majˈmu.t͡sə/
• Rhymes: -ut͡sə
• Hyphenation: mai‧mu‧ță

Noun

maimuță f (plural maimuțe)

1. monkey

Declension

Declension of maimuță

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) maimuță	maimuța	(niște) maimuțe	maimuțele
genitive/dative	(unei) maimuțe	maimuței	(unor) maimuțe	maimuțelor
vocative	maimuță, maimuțo		maimuțelor

Derived terms

• maimuțări
• maimuțică
• maimuțoi