-uț

See also: ut, UT, ut-, -ut, út, ût, üt, ǖt, ут, үт, and ют

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from Latin -uceum or -ucium. Compare Aromanian -uts, Italian -uccio, Sicilian -uzzu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ut͡s/

Suffix

-uț m or n (feminine singular -uță, masculine plural -uți, feminine and neuter plural -uțe)

  1. Forms masculine diminutives of nouns and adjectives.
    Synonyms: -el, -uș, -aș, -șor
    ‎mic (“small”) + ‎-uț → ‎micuț (“tiny”)
    ‎gras (“fat”) + ‎-uț → ‎grăsuț (“chubby”)
    ‎drag (“dear”) + ‎-uț → ‎drăguț (“cute, pretty, nice”)
    ‎pisică (“cat”) + ‎-uț → ‎pisicuță (“kitten”)

Declension
Declension of -uț
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite -uț -uță -uți -uțe
definite -uțul -uța -uții -uțele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite -uț -uțe -uți -uțe
definite -uțului -uței -uților -uțelor

Derived terms
Romanian terms suffixed with -uț
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