-oaie

Etymology
,, feminine of. Rare and largely unused in modern Romanian (cf., which is common). Compare the Aromanian equivalent, , , which is more often used, as well as Albanian , likely borrowed from the same Latin root. See also the masculine.

Suffix

 * 1)  augmentative suffix for some feminine nouns (e.g. )

Suffix

 * 1)  used to form the feminine of certain masculine nouns, especially animals (e.g., )