amintirile

Amintirile is the definite plural form of the Romanian noun amintire, meaning "memory" or "recollection." It refers to memories in general or to specific recollections that are known to both speaker and listener. The singular forms are amintire (indefinite) and amintirea (definite); the plural forms are amintiri (indefinite) and amintirile (definite).

Origin and morphology: amintire is derived from the verb aminti, "to remember," using the typical Romanian noun-forming suffix -ire. The definite article is suffixed to the noun, yielding amintirea in the singular and amintirile in the plural. The word is feminine and follows the standard pattern for feminine -ire nouns in Romanian.

Usage: amintirile can denote personal memories, collective memories, or historical recollections, and it appears across everyday speech, literature, journalism, and history-writing. It is common in expressions like amintirile din copilărie (the memories from childhood). The term also appears in literary titles and discussions of reminiscence, such as references to well-known memoirs and recollections.

See also: amintire; amintiri.