Romanian

Suffix

-oaie f ‎(plural -oaie, masculine equivalent -oi)

1. (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)

1. (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

Related terms

• -oi

See also

• -oaică