tipului

Tipului is a Romanian word that functions as the genitive/dative singular form of tip, a masculine noun with several senses. The base word tip means type or kind and is used to categorize objects, concepts, or groups. In standard usage, the noun for “the type” is tipul, while tipului appears in cases requiring possession or indirect objects, as in phrases like descrierea tipului or gustul tipului. The plural form is tipuri, and the common expression de tipul is widely used to indicate “of the kind.”

In addition to its primary sense as type or kind, tip also exists as slang for a person, meaning “a guy” or “a fellow.” In that informal sense, tipul means “the guy,” and tipului would appear in contexts requiring the genitive or dative, though such usage is less typical in formal writing.

Common constructions and usage notes include:

- de tipul meaning “of the kind” or “the sort of,” used to classify or compare. For example, o persoană de tipul unui profesionist (a person of the kind of a professional).

- tipuri de oameni meaning “types of people.”

- The word has Romanian etymology from typus, likely borrowed through European languages such as French or Italian in the 19th century, and it has since become a standard part of the lexicon for both formal and informal contexts.