Stiintelor

Stiintelor, written with diacritics as științelor, is the genitive/dative plural form of the Romanian noun știință (science). It is used to express relation to or possession by the sciences and typically follows prepositions or participates in possessive constructions. For example, in phrases like progresele științelor (the advances of the sciences) or fonduri acordate științelor (funds allocated to the sciences). The nominative plural form is științele, meaning “the sciences.”

Etymology and meaning: the word derives from Latin scientia and entered Romanian through the Romance language tradition. It shares the same core meaning as related terms in other languages that denote knowledge, systematic study, and organized inquiry.

Usage notes: Romanian uses the genitive/dative plural form științelor after prepositions and in expressions that indicate a relationship to the sciences, such as ale științelor (of the sciences) or contribuțiile științelor (the contributions of the sciences). The form științelor is distinct from științe (the sciences), which serves as the subject or object in non-genitive positions. In formal or academic text, the diacritics are standard: științelor, ale științelor, științe.

In non-diacritic contexts, the forms appear as stiintelor, ale stiintelor, stiinte. The distinction between the genitive/dative plural and the nominative plural is a feature of Romanian morphology that helps indicate grammatical relationships within a sentence.