echipei

Echipei is the genitive and dative singular form of the Romanian noun echipă, which means team or squad. It is a grammatical form used to indicate possession (the team’s X) or to mark an indirect object (to/for the team) within a sentence. Echipa is feminine and belongs to the first declension; when definite, it commonly appears as echipa in the nominative, while echipei appears in the genitive/dative positions.

In usage, echipei appears frequently in sports, business, and organizational contexts to show possession or association with a team. Examples include phrases such as anunțul echipei (the team’s announcement), jucătorul echipei (the team’s player), planul echipei (the team’s plan), or am trimis un raport echipei (I sent a report to the team). The form is not a standalone entity but a grammatical variant that appears within larger noun phrases.

Etymology traces echipei to echipă, which derives from the same root as related terms for groupings or outfits in Romanian. The distinction between echipei and echipa reflects the broader Romanian pattern of marking possession and indirect objects through case forms rather than separate prepositions. In modern Romanian, echipei is commonly found in written and formal language, including journalism, official documents, and sport reporting, where clear attribution to a team is needed.