purcea

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin porcella (female piglet), from porcellus (piglet), from Latin porcus (pig). Compare Aromanian purtseauã.

Noun

purcea f (plural purcele, masculine equivalent purcel)

  1. young sow (female pig), female piglet
    Synonyms: scroafă, poarcă

Declension

Declension of purcea
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative purcea purceaua purcele purcelele
genitive-dative purcele purcelei purcele purcelelor
vocative purcea purcelelor