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băiețel
little boy /bə.jeˈt͡sel/
noun#3272 most common
Also: young lad, little lad
Example sentences
Acesta este un băiețel.
This is a little boy.
Băiețelul se joacă în parc.
The little boy is playing in the park.
Am văzut un băiețel alergând pe stradă.
I saw a little boy running down the street.
Băiețelului îi place să deseneze animale.
The little boy likes to draw animals.
Vecinii mei au un băiețel neastâmpărat care le dă mereu bătăi de cap.
My neighbors have a mischievous little boy who is always giving them headaches.
Amintirea acelui băiețel firav, care privea trenurile trecând cu ochii plini de visare, nu m-a părăsit niciodată.
The memory of that frail little boy, who watched the trains pass with eyes full of daydream, never left me.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | băiețel | băieței |
| Genitive | băiețelului | băiețeilor |
| Accusative | băiețel | băieței |
| Vocative | băiețelule | băiețeilor |
Word family
băiatboy
băiețașlittle boy (alternate diminutive)
băiețandruyoung lad, adolescent boy
băiețoitomboy (a girl who acts boyish)
băiețosboyish, tomboyish
Etymology
Băiețel is built from băiat, the Romanian word for boy, plus the diminutive suffix -el. The origin of băiat itself is disputed among Romanian etymologists and not securely traced to a single source. Because of that uncertainty, no reliable Proto-Indo-European root or cognate set can be given here.
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