crizei

Crizei is the genitive/dative singular form of the Romanian noun criză, meaning "crisis." It is used to express possession or association with a crisis, as in "impactul crizei economice" (the impact of the economic crisis) or "din crizei" (from the crisis) in contexts where a genitive or dative is required. The form is standard in written Romanian and occurs across formal and informal registers.

Etymology and range of usage: The noun criză derives from the concept of a turning point, with etymological roots in Greek krisis, passing through Latin crisis and into Romance languages such as French crise and Romanian criză. Crizei, as a grammatical form, appears in phrases that place a crisis in relation to another element, such as possession, origin, or direction.

Morphology and examples: The singular base is criză; the genitive/dative singular is crizei; the plural nominative is crize; the plural genitive/dative is crizelor; definite forms are criza (the crisis) and crizele (the crises). The form crizei is used after prepositions requiring genitive or dative cases, or with verbs that govern these cases. Common collocations include crizei economice, crizei politice, and phrases like "în timpul crizei" (during the crisis). The form is not a separate lexical item beyond criză; it is the inflected form used in specific syntactic constructions.