mâță
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mâță¹
- /ˈmɨ.t͡sə/
Rhymes with -ɨt͡sə
Where it comes from
Probably an onomatopoeic expressive creation, with similar words in many languages (compare Albanian mace). See also motan.
Alternatively of Romance origin, compare Italian micio, Old French mite and Spanish miz(o). See also German Mieze.
Could also be of Proto-Slavic *maca origin.
noun mâțe · mâță · mâța · mâțele
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cat
Similar: pisică
- piggy in the middle
Mâță²
Where it comes from
From mâță.
proper noun lui Mâță
- a surname
In English
- cat member of the family Felidae
Talk about this word "mâță." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C3%A2%C8%9B%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mâță. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C3%A2%C8%9B%C4%83 "mâță." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/m%C3%A2%C8%9B%C4%83.Cite this
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title = {mâță},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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