fetiță
feminine
The Romanian phrase for "little girl" is fetiță.
fetiță is used to refer to a female child.
Meaning: a female child (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a diminutive of fată (girl), using the suffix -iță to add the sense of "little" or "dear".
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of fetiță is fetițe. To express "of the little girl" (genitive/dative singular), use fetiței.
Did you know?
- A Romanian speaker might use fetiță to describe a grown woman in a teasing or condescending way to imply she is acting childish.
- In traditional Romanian folklore and fairy tales, the 'little girl' is often a central figure who possesses wisdom or magic that adults lack.
- The word fată is an ancient Latin derivative, but the specific -iță suffix is a common feature across many Balkan languages, not just Latin ones.
Examples in context
- Anna este o fetiță.Ann is a little girl.This sentence is useful for learning how to identify a person using fetiță.Tatoeba #923838 by cris, translation #66840 by CN
- Salut, fetițo! Hai să ne jucăm împreună!Hi, little girl! Let's play together!
- Această fetiță este foarte veselă.This little girl is very cheerful.
- 1 more sentence on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Alexandru and Andreea are looking at a photo.
- AlexandruCine este această fetiță?Who is this little girl?
- AndreeaEste sora mea mai mică.It is my younger sister.
- AlexandruEste foarte drăguță.She is very cute.
- AndreeaMulțumesc, Alexandru.Thank you, Alexandru.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “little girl” translations and entries fetiță, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
