-oaie

== Romanian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin -ōnea, -ōnia, feminine of -ōneus. Rare and largely unused in modern Romanian (cf. -oaică, which is common). Compare the Aromanian equivalent -oanji, -oanje, -onje, which is more often used, as well as Albanian -onjë, likely borrowed from the same Latin root. See also the masculine -oi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈo̯a.je/ === Suffix === -oaie f (plural -oaie, masculine equivalent -oi) (rare, unproductive) augmentative suffix for some feminine nouns (e.g. ‎casă (“house”) + ‎-oaie → ‎căsoaie (“big house, pantry, larder, lumber room”)) ==== Declension ==== === Suffix === -oaie f (plural -oaie) (rare, unproductive) used to form the feminine of certain masculine nouns, especially animals (e.g. ‎lup (“wolf”) + ‎-oaie → ‎lupoaie (“she-wolf”), ‎urs (“bear”) + ‎-oaie → ‎ursoaie (“she-bear”)) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== -oi ==== See also ==== -oaică