cățea

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See also: catea and cateá

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin catella (“female puppy, young bitch”). Compare Portuguese cadela, Aromanian cãtsauã, cãtsau.

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Noun

cățea f (plural cățele, masculine equivalent câine)

  1. female dog; bitch
  2. (derogatory, of an unpleasant woman) bitch

Declension

Declension of cățea
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) cățea cățeaua (niște) cățele cățelele
genitive/dative (unei) cățele cățelei (unor) cățele cățelelor
vocative cățea cățelelor

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References

  • Paliga, Sorin (2024) An Etymological Dictionary of the Romanian Language, New York: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 219
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