-uț

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ut"

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