actorilor

Actorilor is a Romanian grammatical form, used as the genitive/dative plural of the masculine noun actor. It denotes possession or indirect relation, and appears in phrases where the actors are the referent of ownership or benefit, or where the noun is the indirect object.

The base noun is actor. Its declension in the masculine: singular forms are actorul (the actor) and actorului (to/for the actor, of the actor). In the plural, actorii means “the actors,” while actorilor serves as the genitive/dative plural, meaning “of the actors” or “to/for the actors.” This pattern is typical for masculine nouns ending in -or and is reinforced by Romanian syntax, where the definite article is suffixed (actorul, actorii).

Usage of actorilor occurs in a range of formal and informal contexts. It is common in noun phrases such as roluri ale actorilor (the roles of the actors), premiile actorilor (the actors’ awards), cariera actorilor (the actors’ careers), and reuniunea actorilor (the actors’ meeting). The form signals relationship without requiring a prepositional construction in many cases, though both ale + genitive (roluri ale actorilor) or the direct possessive construction using a to-be-determined preposition can be employed.

Etymology traces actor to the French acteur, with the Romanian form adapting to its declension system. The plural genitive actorilor reflects standard Romanian morphology for masculine nouns in -or, forming a possessive or indirect-object relationship within a sentence.