cotoi
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cotoi¹
- /koˈtoj/
Where it comes from
Possibly inherited from Late Latin cattus (“cat”), having later been suffixed with -oi (or perhaps directly from a Vulgar Latin cattōneus), the original pronunciation thus being *cătoi. The change from ă to o is not uncommon, occuring in words such as;
porumb < părumb and boteza < *băteza. See also cătușă, which meant cat in archaic language.
Alternatively from a former *cot, from Old Church Slavonic котъ (kotŭ), from Proto-Slavic *kotъ, later being suffixed. Though it's possible the pronunciation is simply a result of Slavicisation.
noun cotoi · cotoiul · cotoii
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tomcat
Similar: motan
Cotoi²
Where it comes from
From cotoi.
proper noun lui Cotoi
- a surname
In English
Talk about this word "cotoi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/cotoi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cotoi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cotoi "cotoi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cotoi.Cite this
@misc{cotoi_2026,
title = {cotoi},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/cotoi},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
