-lor
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lor"
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin illōrum, from ille.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-lor (pl)
Usage notes edit
This form of the definite article is used for all nouns in the genitive and dative cases in the plural (as attached to the indefinite plural, which always ends in a vowel):
- taților, from tați, masc.
- fiilor, from fii, masc.
- fraților, from frați, masc.
- mamelor, from mame, fem.
- basmalelor, from basmale, fem.
- numelor, from nume, neut.
- viselor or visurilor, from vise or visuri, neut.
The suffix is also used with plural adjectives in the genitive and dative cases to make the articulated definite form, often for emphasis, and it is used before the noun it modifies:
- înălțimea muntoaselor locuri, from înălțimea locurilor muntoase (both meaning "the mountainous places' heights")
Related terms edit
- -l (masculine/neuter singular nominative and accusative)
- -a (feminine singular nominative and accusative)
- -i (masculine/neuter plural nominative and accusative)
- -le (feminine plural nominative and accusative)
- -lui (masculine/neuter singular genitive and dative)
- -ei (feminine singular genitive and dative)