-ăreț

See also: aret and året

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin -aricius. Once created only nouns in older Romanian, some of which became adjectives over time.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈret͡s/

Suffix

-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
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
  • lungăreț
  • umblăreț
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See also
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