mâță
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mata"
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably an onomatopoeic expressive creation, with similar words in many languages (compare Albanian mace). See also motan.
Alternatively of Romance origin, compare Italian micio, Old French mite and Spanish miz(o). See also German Mieze. Could also be of Proto-Slavic *maca origin.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mâță f (plural mâțe)
- cat
- Synonym: pisică
- (articulated) piggy in the middle
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | mâță | mâța | mâțe | mâțele | |
| genitive-dative | mâțe | mâței | mâțe | mâțelor | |
| vocative | mâță, mâțo | mâțelor | |||
Further reading
[edit]- mâță in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)