-ăreț

Inherited from Late Latin -āricius. Once created only nouns in older Romanian, some of which became adjectives over time.

• IPA^(key): /əˈret͡s/

-ăreț m or n (feminine singular -ăreață, masculine plural -ăreți, feminine and neuter plural -ărețe)

1. Forms nouns or adjectives indicating propensity or likeness, being inclined toward, or having the quality of; can be roughly comparable to English -y or -ish in some cases; see also -eț, with a similar function

• -eț

• -tor
• -esc