locuitorilor

Locuitorilor is the genitive and dative plural form of the Romanian noun locuitor, which denotes an inhabitant or resident of a place. The base noun locuitor refers to a person who resides in a locality. Locuitorilor appears in constructions that express possession or indicate an indirect object, for example in phrases like carțile locuitorilor orașului (the inhabitants’ books of the city) or am oferit ajutor locuitorilor (I offered help to the inhabitants).

Forma and declinarea: Locuitor is masculine. Singular forms are locuitor (nominative) and locuitorul (definite). Plural forms are locuitori (nominative/accusative) and locuitorilor (genitive/dative). The word locuitorilor is thus specifically the genitive or dative plural, not the nominative plural.

Origine: The noun is formed from the verb locui — “to reside” — with the agent suffix -tor, a common Romanian pattern for denoting a person who performs an action. The plural form locuitorilor reflects standard Romance-derived declension, with -ilor as the genitive/dative plural ending.

Usoare: Locuitorilor is frequent in formal and descriptive contexts, including demographics, sociology, and local history. It contrasts with locuitori, the nominative plural used when the inhabitants themselves are the subject of the sentence. The genitive/dative form locuitorilor enables expression of possession (inimile locuitorilor) and recipients or beneficiaries (ajutor locuitorilor).

Varia: Related terms include locuitor (singular inhabitant) and locuitorii (nominative plural). The term is neutral and standard in academic and administrative Romanian.

See also: locuitor, locuitori.