femeilor
Femeilor is the genitive or dative plural form of the Romanian noun femeie, meaning woman. It is used to indicate possession or to mark an indirect object in sentences that require the genitive or dative case. For example, in phrases like cartea femeilor (the women’s book) and drepturi ale femeilor (the rights of the women), femeilor appears as the genitive plural. Another common usage is in sentences such as un mesaj adresat femeilor (a message addressed to the women), where the form marks the recipient of the action.
Morphology and forms in the broader declension of femeie include:
- singular: femeie (indefinite), femeia (the woman) with definite article
- plural: femei (women, indefinite), femeile (the women) with definite article
- genitive/dative plural: femeilor (of the women, to/for the women)
Etymology and historical background: the Romanian word femeie derives from Latin femina, sharing a common Romance