-iță

See also: iță and Appendix:Variations of "ita"

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈi.t͡sə/

Etymology 1

Suffix

-iță f (plural -ițe)

1. Forms diminutives of some feminine nouns

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

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

Declension

Declension of -iță

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) -iță	-ița	(niște) -ițe	-ițele
genitive/dative	(unei) -ițe	-iței	(unor) -ițe	-ițelor
vocative	-iță, -ițo		-ițelor

Derived terms

Romanian terms suffixed with -iță

See also

• -uță

Etymology 2

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

Suffix

-iță f (plural -ițe)

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

   Synonym: (less common) -easă

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

Declension

Declension of -iță

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) -iță	-ița	(niște) -ițe	-ițele
genitive/dative	(unei) -ițe	-iței	(unor) -ițe	-ițelor
vocative	-iță, -ițo		-ițelor

Derived terms

Romanian terms suffixed with -iță

See also

• -ar