cuvantului

Cuvantului is the genitive and dative singular form of the Romanian noun cuvant, which means word. It is used when the noun is governed by another element that requires a genitive or dative case, or when indicating possession or relation to the word in question.

Forms of cuvant (singular and plural) follow standard Romanian noun patterns. Singular: cuvant (nominative/accusative), cuvantul (definite singular), cuvantului (genitive/dative singular). Plural: cuvinte (nominative/accusative), cuvintele (definite plural), cuvintelor (genitive/dative plural). The form cuvantului specifically marks the singular genitive or dative, and appears in phrases where the word is described, possessed, or linked to another element in a dependent construction.

Usage notes and examples help illustrate its role. Common phrases include sensul cuvantului (the meaning of the word) and forma cuvantului (the form of the word). An important fixed expression is a-i da cuvantul cuiva, meaning “to give someone the floor” or “to grant someone the opportunity to speak,” where cuvantului or cuvantul appears as part of a verbal construction. Romanian requires the determiner to be expressed through endings, so cuvantul and cuvintele reflect definiteness, while cuvantului and cuvintelor mark case relations.

Etymology and context: cuvant is a native Romanian noun with Latin roots, and cuvantului is a standard inflected form used in genitive and dative contexts. The word participates in typical Romanian noun inflection, with plural forms cuvinte and cuvintelor used in broader discourse.

See also: cuvant, cuvinte, cuvintele, grammar of Romanian nouns.