nevăstuică
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Etymology[edit]
From nevastă + -uică, probably based on a superstitious euphemism. Calque of Bulgarian невестулка (nevestulka), Ottoman Turkish كلینجك (gelincik) or Greek νυφίτσα (nyfítsa). Similar words can also be found throughout the Mediterranean: Italian donnola, Portuguese doninha, Spanish comadreja.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
nevăstuică f (plural nevăstuici)
Declension[edit]
Declension of nevăstuică
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) nevăstuică | nevăstuica | (niște) nevăstuici | nevăstuicile |
| genitive/dative | (unei) nevăstuici | nevăstuicii | (unor) nevăstuici | nevăstuicilor |
| vocative | nevăstuică, nevăstuico | nevăstuicilor | ||
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