-oaică

Romanian Etymology From ro sla — -ojka, compare sh -ojka, or a combination of the feminine suffix ro -oaie (from ro la -ōnea; compare also rup -oanji) and diminutive feminine suffix ro -că, from ro cu -ъка, from ro sla-pro *-ъka. Pronunciation ro /ˈo̯aj.kə/ Suffix 1 f -oaice used to form the feminine of a masculine noun indicating nationality or ethnicity ro rus rusoaică Russian Russian woman ro grec grecoaică Greek Greek woman used to form the feminine of some animals ro lup lupoaică wolf she-wolf ro urs ursoaică bear she-bear ro vulpe vulpoaică fox vixen Declension -oaic Derived terms ro See also ro -eancă similar use to the first sense indicating nationality or ethnicity ro -iță