principalii

Principalii is a Romanian adjective in the masculine plural form meaning the main or principal ones. It can function as a modifier or, in contexts where the noun it modifies is understood, as a short noun phrase meaning “the main ones.” The feminine plural form is principalele, and the singular forms are principal (masculine) and principala (feminine). The term derives from Latin principalis, through the Romanian lexicon and related Romance-language development.

In usage, principalii is common in formal, journalistic, and academic language to indicate hierarchy or priority among a set of items: principalii factori ai crizei (the main factors of the crisis); principalii aliați (the principal allies). It is typically followed by a noun that is either explicit or understood from context, for example: „principalii actori” (the main actors). The word emphasizes importance or primacy rather than merely listing items.

Notes: principalii does not function as a proper noun; it is a descriptive form that requires a noun for full meaning. It is cognate with similar forms in other Romance languages and appears in Romanian dictionaries and corpora as a common, neutral term for drawing attention to the most significant elements within a group.