sportului

Sportului is the genitive/dative singular form of the Romanian noun sportul, meaning “the sport.” In Romanian, sportul is a masculine noun; its singular genitive/dative form is sportului. The indefinite singular form is sport, while sportul is used when the noun is definite (the sport). The form sportului appears in constructions that require possession or an indirect object, or after prepositions that govern the genitive or dative, for example beneficiile sportului (the benefits of sport) or din sportului românesc (from Romanian sport).

The word sport is a loanword in Romanian, borrowed from Western European languages. Its introduction into Romanian vocabulary is linked to the modern period and reflects the broadening of organized physical activity, competition, and recreation. The sense of sport in Romanian covers both competitive athletics and recreational physical activities, as well as related institutions, events, and media coverage.

In usage, sportul can refer to sport as a field or domain, to a particular sport, or to the social and cultural aspects surrounding sport. The plural form sporturi denotes various sports, while the plural definite sporturile means “the sports.” Romanian grammar uses the form sportului in contexts requiring the genitive or dative case, such as descriptions of benefits, origins, or relationships involving sport.