surda

Surda is the feminine form of the Romanian adjective surd, meaning deaf. It describes a female person who cannot hear and can also function as a noun to refer to a deaf woman (for example, o surdă). The masculine counterpart is surd, and the corresponding plural forms are surzi (masculine) and surde (feminine).

The term derives from Latin surdus, meaning deaf. In standard Romanian, the diacritic forms are surdă (feminine singular), surd (masculine singular), surzi (masculine plural), and surde (feminine plural). In texts that omit diacritics, surdă often appears as surda, which can create ambiguity with the feminine singular form written without diacritics. The word is a common, neutral descriptor used in everyday language, literature, and other contexts to indicate the hearing status of a person. In modern usage, as with many identity terms, speakers may prefer wording that emphasizes person-first language or specific descriptors chosen by individuals.