nevoilor

Nevoilor is the genitive/dative plural form of the Romanian noun nevoie, meaning "need." In Romanian grammar, nevoie is a feminine noun; its plural nominative/accusative is nevoi, while the genitive/dative plural is nevoilor. Nevoilor appears in noun phrases to indicate possession or relation to needs, for example: satisfacerea nevoilor populației (the meeting of the population's needs) or bugetul pentru nevoile reale ale cetățenilor (the budget for the real needs of citizens). The definite plural form of nevoie is nevoile, used when referring to “the needs” in a definite sense.

Semantic field and usage: The term covers a range of necessities from basic physical needs to social and psychological needs. In economics and sociology, discussions of nevoile of individuals or groups are common, with distinctions such as nevoi de bază (basic needs) and nevoi de dezvoltare sau aspiraționale (developmental or aspirational needs). In linguistic usage, nevoilor is a typical form used after prepositions or as part of a prepositional phrase: din nevoilor comunității, nevoilor angajaților, pentru nevoile utilizatorilor.

Etymology: nevoie derives from Latin necessitas, via Vulgar Latin and Old Romanian; the modern forms reflect regular Romanian inflection: singular nevoie, plural nevoi, genitive/dative plural nevoilor, and definite plural nevoile.

See also: nevoi, Ierarhia nevoilor (Maslow) and related discussions of needs in Romanian economics and sociology.