Pacientele

Pacientele is a Romanian noun form meaning “the female patients.” It is the feminine plural definite form of pacient, used when referring to a group of female patients or to a mixed-gender group with a female emphasis in context. The corresponding masculine/mixed plural definite form is pacienții, while the feminine indefinite plural is paciente and the singular feminine definite form is pacienta.

Morphology and usage: Romanian nouns in this domain vary by gender, number, and definiteness. Key related forms include: pacienta (the female patient, singular definite), pacienta (a female patient, singular indefinite), paciente (the female patients, plural indefinite), pacienții (the male/mixed plural definite). Pacientele specifically marks a group of women who are patients and is used in medical, demographic, and reporting contexts to emphasize female patients.

Etymology and context: The word pacienți derives from Latin patiēns (one who suffers) and entered Romanian via French and other Romance influences, evolving in Romanian spelling and gendered forms. Pacientele signals gendered plurality with a definite article suffix, aligning with Romanian noun morphology. In practice, it appears in clinical notes, studies, hospital communications, and public reporting when the subject is female patients.

Examples: Pacientele din secția de cardiologie sunt monitorizate zilnic. Pacientele au fost externate după perioada de tratament. Note that pacienții would be used for male or mixed groups, while pacientele targets female patients.