Karotydowej

Karotydowej is a Polish adjectival form used to express relation to carotenoids. It is the feminine singular genitive or dative form of the adjective karotydowy (and by extension karotenoidowy), applied when describing a feminine noun in those cases. In scientific and educational Polish, karotydowej appears in phrases that refer to properties or substances associated with carotenoids.

Etymology and relation to related terms: The root karotyd- stems from the family of pigments known as carotenoids, often discussed in biochemistry and nutrition. The base adjective karotydowy (or karotenoidowy) yields gendered forms like karotydowa (feminine nominative) and karotydowej (feminine genitive/dative). The terminology aligns with broader terms such as karotenoidy (carotenoids) and beta-karoten, which describe the compounds themselves.

Usage notes: The form karotydowej is typical when the noun it modifies is feminine and in genitive or dative case. Examples include:

- właściwości karotydowej substancji (properties of a carotenoid substance)

- barwnik karotydowej natury (carotenoid-type pigment, in a suitable syntactic context)

In contrast, masculine nouns would take karotydowy or karotydowego, and feminine nominative would use karotydowa.

See also: carotenoids, karotenoidy, karoten, beta-karoten, pigment biology, Polish grammar for adjectives.

Overall, karotydowej functions as a standard grammatical form in Polish to discuss feminine nouns related to carotenoids in certain cases, reflecting the language’s system of gendered adjective inflection.