motocicletei

Motocicletei is the genitive and dative singular form of motocicletă, the Romanian noun for motorcycle. It denotes possession or a relationship between elements in a sentence and is used where the noun motocicletă would appear in the genitive or dative case. The corresponding forms for other numbers are motocicletelor in the genitive/dative plural, and motociclete in the nominative and accusative plural.

In Romanian, motocicletă is a feminine noun. Its singular forms are motocicletă (nominative/accusative) and motocicletei (genitive/dative). The plural forms are motociclete (nominative/accusative) and motocicletelor (genitive/dative). Therefore, motocicletei is most commonly seen in phrases expressing ownership, association, or indirect relations, such as "vopseaua motocicletei" (the motorcycle’s paint) or "caroseria motocicletei" (the motorcycle’s body).

Usage examples include communications of belonging or attribute: "partea motocicletei este grav avariată" (the motorcycle’s part is severely damaged) or "întreținerea motocicletei necesită service regulat." The form is also used after verbs or prepositions that require the genitive/dative case in Romanian, preserving the relationship between motocicletă and the possessed element or recipient.

Etymology: motocicletă is a Romanian loanword formed from moto- (motor) and -cletă, itself related to the French or Italian equivalents such as motocyclette or motocicletta, adapted into Romanian as motocicletă. Motocicletei, as a grammatical form, reflects standard Romanian inflection for feminine nouns ending in -ă. See also motocicletă for the base noun and related forms.