-eț
See also: Appendix:Variations of "et"
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin -icius ~ -itius (cf. Romanian -eață < Latin -itia). Its occasional use to form nouns may have originated with adjectives that were later substantivized/nominalized over time.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-eț m or n (feminine singular -eață, masculine plural -eți, feminine and neuter plural -ețe)
- used to form adjectives from nouns or verbs denoting propensity or likeness, being inclined toward, or having the quality of (e.g. orb > orbeț, pădure (“woods, forest”) > pădureț (“wild”), îndrăzni (“to dare, venture”) > îndrăzneț (“bold, daring, courageous”), lume (“world, people”) > lumeț (“social; liking people; cheerful, chirpy”)); may be roughly compared to -y or -ish in some cases; see also -ăreț, with a similar function
- used to form nouns relating to another noun or action (e.g. drum (“road”) > drumeț (“voyager, traveler, hiker”))
- used to form diminutives of some nouns (e.g. pod (“bridge”) > podeț (“footbridge”))
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | -eț | -eață | -eți | -ețe | |||
| definite | -ețul | -eața | -eții | -ețele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | -eț | -ețe | -eți | -ețe | |||
| definite | -ețului | -eței | -eților | -ețelor | ||||