Ilfov ( Romanian pronunciation: [ˈilfov] ) is the county that surrounds Bucharest , the capital of Romania . It used to be largely rural, but, after the fall of Communism , many of the county's villages and communes developed into high-income commuter towns , which act like suburbs or satellites of Bucharest. The gentrification of the county is continuing, with many towns in Ilfov, such as Otopeni , having some of the highest GDP per capita levels in the country.
34-453: Gruiu is a commune in the northeastern part of Ilfov County , Muntenia , Romania . Its name in the Romanian language means "small hill". It is composed of four villages: Gruiu, Lipia, Siliștea Snagovului and Șanțu-Florești. The commune is situated on the border with Prahova County , on the right bank of the river Ialomița and on the north and east banks of Lake Snagov . It is traversed by
68-544: A Modern Aramaic language, possessive pronouns are suffixes that are attached to the end of nouns to express possession similar to the English pronouns my, your, his, her, etc., which reflects the gender and the number of the person or persons. Although possessive suffixes are more convenient and common, they can be optional for some people and seldom used, especially among those with the Tyari and Barwari dialects. The following are
102-451: A 1482 donation act of voivode Vlad Călugărul to the monastery of Snagov . In earliest documents, it was known as Elhov . The name is of Slavic origin ( еlьха , alder; -ov , possessive suffix ), referring to a river which flowed through an alder forest. The county has 8 towns and 32 communes. The largest settlements by population are Popești-Leordeni , Voluntari , Chiajna , Bragadiru , Pantelimon , Buftea , Otopeni . These are
136-404: A plural form, the plural suffix -leri is replaced by -i , so "their houses" is not * evlerleri but just also evleri , making this form triply ambiguous. The Turkish possessive suffixes obey vowel harmony ( ok – "arrow"; okum – "my arrow"; okları – "their arrow" or "his/her/their arrows"). If the word to which they are attached ends on a vowel, an initial vowel of the possessive suffix
170-483: A population of 53,431 at the 2021 census (representing an increase of 31,536 people since 2011, this being the largest population increase of any settlement in Romania between 2011 and 2021). Voluntari is the second largest settlement, with a population of 47,366 at the 2021 census. It has experienced rapid population growth in recent years. There were serious debates about the city level awarded to Voluntari in 2004, as it
204-566: Is alleged that it was given in regard to the city's political affiliation, rather than population, development or any other objective features. Despite this, Voluntari did have a population of 30,000 at that time, and many other localities with this population have been given city-status in the past. Chiajna is the third largest settlement in Ilfov county, and one of the fastest growing localities in Romania, with its population having increased from 29,329 people in 2011 to 43,588 people in 2022, according to
238-415: Is elided ( baba – "father"; babam – "my father"). In Malay , an Austronesian language , the following suffixes can be added to nouns to indicate possession. Not all pronouns are added in this way; most are written as separate words. For example, your country can also be expressed as negara anda or negara engkau , and our country as negara kita (if the reader is included) or negara kami (if
272-602: Is now Popești , which was the capital of king Burebista . The thick forests were useful for retreat during the migration age because they were not easy to cross on horseback. In fact, the name of the forest means "the Forests of the Vlachs " (Romanians), a name given by the Slavs who inhabited the nearby plains. The county was named after the Ilfov River and it appears for the first time in
306-438: Is the accusative case , which is pronounced the same as the genitive case.) For emphasis or clarification, the possessor can be given outside the word as well, using the genitive case . In this case, the possessive suffix remains. For example, my house can be taloni or minun taloni in which minun is the genitive form of the first-person singular pronoun. Omission of the possessive suffix makes it possible to distinguish
340-498: Is the smallest (excluding the city of Bucharest, which has a special status). Between 1981 and 1997, it was called "Sectorul Agricol Ilfov" and it was not a separate county, but subordinate to the capital. Ilfov County is the only county that has its capital outside of its territorial area , in Bucharest, which is not part of the actual county. Initially, right after the 1968 reform of the public administration in communist Romania, Ilfov
374-453: Is used: Hungarian is another Uralic language . Distantly related to Finnish , Hungarian follows similar rule as given above for Finnish, except that it does not use genitive case for emphasis. To say "Maria's house", one would say Mária háza : literally 'Maria her house', where háza means 'her/his/its house' ( see His genitive ). Arabic , a Semitic language , uses personal suffixes, also classified as enclitic pronouns, for
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#1732913930793408-653: The 2021 Romanian census . The population density is 230.09 per km . 40% of the population commutes and works in Bucharest , although, in recent years, many industrial plants were built outside Bucharest, in Ilfov county. It has an annual growth of about 4%. The county has an area of 1,584 km and it is situated in the Romanian Plain between the Argeș River and the Ialomița River . The main rivers that pass through
442-525: The A3 motorway , joining the capital city, Bucharest , to Ploiești ; there is no exit from the highway in Gruiu. This Ilfov County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ilfov County The county has experienced rapid demographic growth in the 21st century, being the fastest growing Romanian county between 2011 and 2021. It had a population (excluding Bucharest) of 542,686 at
476-416: The genitive and accusative cases of the personal pronouns . The genitive and accusative forms are identical, except for the 1st person singular, which is -ī in genitive and -nī in accusative case. They can be used with nouns , expressing possession, with prepositions , which require the genitive case, or with verbs , expressing the object . Examples for personal suffixes expressing possession, using
510-593: The Romanian population census. Buftea is associated with the cinema of Romania ; as the film studios MediaPro Pictures are located in Buftea. Otopeni was transformed into a town under the communist regime, as part of Nicolae Ceaușescu 's systematization policy, with semidetached houses being replaced by four-storey blocks of flats. Before 1972, Ilfov County used to be one of the largest counties of Romania, but parts of it were added to neighbouring counties and nowadays it
544-449: The alternative ways to express possession, using the word "bĕtā" ( house ) as a base: In Armenian , the following suffixes are used ( Eastern standard ): Persian , an Indo-European language , has possessive suffixes: e.g. pedar -am my father; barâdar -aš his/her brother Central Morocco Tamazight 's use of possessive suffixes mirrors that of many other Afro-Asiatic languages . Independent possessives are formed by attaching
578-456: The city, in Ilfov County and other nearby counties into a " metropolitan area " of Bucharest, similar to Greater London . As of 2011, these plans did not happen, while a debate on the general administrative division of Romania was under way. Historically, the county was located in the southern part of Greater Romania , in the southern part of the historical region of Muntenia , around and in
612-429: The county are: Dâmbovița River , Colentina River and Gruiu River . Several lakes can be found in Ilfov county, notably Lake Cernica , Lake Snagov and Lake Căldărușani . The base occupation used to be the agriculture. Nowadays, due to the economical growth in Bucharest , many companies have opened their offices, production facilities or warehouses in the nearby villages, situated in the Ilfov County, thus making it
646-478: The east by Ialomița County , and to the south by Durostor County . The county included the cities of Bucharest and Oltenița , and originally seven administrative districts ( plăși ): Subsequently, the county established three more districts: According to the 1930 census data, the county population was 999,562 inhabitants, ethnically divided as follows: 84.3% Romanians, 7.0% Jews, 2.5% Hungarians, 1.7% Romanies, 1.5% Germans, as well as other minorities. From
680-414: The inhabitants of Bucharest . Other notable touristic sites are: The Ilfov County Council, renewed at the 2020 local elections , consists of 32 counsellors, with the following party composition: Most of today's Ilfov County used to be covered by Codrii Vlăsiei , a thick forest, but there were several Dacian settlements, most important being Argedava , on the right bank of the Argeș River in what
714-541: The most developed county in Romania . The predominant industries in the county are: At Otopeni there is the main aerial transport hub in Romania - the Henri Coandă International Airport . Also all the main roads and railways leaving Bucharest pass through the county. The county has a large surface covered with forests and also due to its lakes, it is a frequent week-end and holiday destinations for
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#1732913930793748-400: The only settlements with more than 20.000 residents. Unlike most other areas of Romania, the population in Ilfov County is increasing, as many of the settlements here are seen as suburbs of Bucharest and are increasingly attracting upper-class families. At the 2022 census, 45.19% of the county's population was defined as urban . Popești-Leordeni is the largest settlement in Ilfov county, with
782-516: The plural for the possessed objects, but that is not considered proper language: mun käsi "my hand" vs. mun kädet "my hands". Systematic omission of possessive suffixes is found in Spoken Finnish , wherever a pronoun in the genitive is used, but that is found only in direct address: " Their coats are dry" is Niiden takit on kuivia ( niiden lit. "they's"). That can be contrasted with indirect possession, as in "They took their coats", in which
816-452: The possessive suffix except for the accusative case ( -n or unmarked), which is left unmarked by anything other than the possessive suffix. The third-person suffix is used only if the possessor is the subject. For example, Mari maalasi talo nsa "Mari painted her house", cf. the use of the genitive case in Toni maalasi Mari n talon "Toni painted Mari 's house". (The -n on the word talon
850-407: The possessive suffix is used: Ne otti takki nsa . Even in proper Finnish, the pronouns sen and niiden , which are the demonstrative as well as inanimate forms of hänen and heidän , do not impose possessive suffixes except indirectly. It would be hypercorrect to say niiden talonsa . There is also a distinction in meaning in the third person on whether or not the third-person possessive pronoun
884-417: The possessive suffixes to /wi-/ (if the object possessed is masculine) or /ti-/ ' (for feminine), e.g. /winw/ ('mine'). Possessive forms of the noun ev ("house"): The plural of ev is evler , and the form evleri is ambiguous; it can be ev + -leri , with the 3rd-person plural possessive suffix, or evler + -i , with the 3rd-person singular possessive suffix. Additionally, when suffixed to
918-423: The possessor (first-, second- or third- person ), the number of possessors (singular, dual or plural) and the number of objects (singular, dual or plural). That allows Nenets-speakers to express the phrase "we two's many houses" in one word . Mayan languages and Nahuan languages also have possessive prefixes. Finnish uses possessive suffixes. The number of possessors and their person can be distinguished for
952-407: The religious point of view, the population was 84.5% Eastern Orthodox, 7.7% Jewish, 3.7% Roman Catholic, 1.3% Greek Catholic, 1.2% Lutheran, as well as other minorities. In 1930, the county's urban population was 649,429 inhabitants, comprising 77.7% Romanians, 10.8% Jews, 3.7% Hungarians, 2.2% Germans, 1.2% Romanis, as well as other minorities. From the religious point of view, the urban population
986-491: The singular and plural except for the third person. However, the construction hides the number of possessed objects when the singular objects are in nominative or genitive case and plural objects in nominative case since käteni may mean either "my hand" (subject or direct object), "of my hand" (genitive) or "my hands" (subject or direct object). For example, the following are the forms of talo ( house ), declined to show possession: The grammatical cases are not affected by
1020-428: The south of Bucharest . During the interwar years, the county, which contained the city of Bucharest, was the most populous county in Romania. Currently the territory of the county is divided among Bucharest , the current Ilfov County, Dâmbovița County , Ialomița County , Călărași County , and Giurgiu County . It was bordered to the north by the counties of Prahova and Dâmboviţa , to the west by Vlașca County , to
1054-431: The word بيت bayt(u) ( house ) as a base: In Hebrew , a Northwest Semitic language , possessive suffixes are optional. They are more common in formal, archaic, or poetic language and for certain nouns than on others. For instance, my home can be written בֵּיתִי (beiti). However, the following are some different ways to express possession, using the word בַּיִת ( bayit , house) as a base: In Assyrian Neo-Aramaic ,
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1088-464: The world. The World Atlas of Language Structures lists 642 languages with possessive suffixes, possessive prefixes, or both out of a total sample of 902 languages. Possessive suffixes are found in some Austronesian , Uralic , Altaic , Semitic , and Indo-European languages . Complicated systems are found in the Uralic languages ; for example, Nenets has 27 (3×3×3) different types of forms distinguish
1122-502: Was a larger county, that comprised its present-day territory, the entire Giurgiu County , Bucharest and the western parts of Călărași and Ialomița counties. Later during the communist period, its territory was reduced to its current size and it became one of the sectors of Bucharest. It became again a county in 1997, when its capital was designated to be Bucharest. However, in 2005, some plans were proposed that would merge Bucharest with 90 other communes located to up to 40 km outside
1156-455: Was composed of 76.4% Eastern Orthodox, 11.8% Jewish, 5.6% Roman Catholic, 2.0% Greek Catholic, 1.9% Lutheran, 1.1% Reformed, as well as other minorities. Possessive suffix In linguistics , a possessive affix (from Latin : affixum possessivum ) is an affix (usually suffix or prefix ) attached to a noun to indicate its possessor , much in the manner of possessive adjectives . Possessive affixes are found in many languages of
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