Podpisany

Podpisany is a Polish adjective and passive participle derived from the verb podpisać, meaning to sign. It describes something that has been signed, such as a document, letter, contract, or artwork. In Polish, the form agrees with gender and number: podpisany (masculine singular), podpisana (feminine singular), podpisane (neuter or plural).

In legal and administrative usage, podpisany indicates formal approval or authenticity conferred by a signature. It appears in phrases like “podpisany dokument” (a signed document) and “podpisany przez [name]” (signed by [name]), and can be combined with “elektronicznie” to refer to electronically signed items, e.g., “podpisany elektronicznie.”

Etymology: the word derives from the verb podpisać, formed from the prefix pod- and the root pisać (to write), with podpis meaning signature. The participle podpisany is regularly inflected to match gender and number, and functions as an adjective describing the state of having been signed.

In everyday usage, podpisany can also describe items bearing an autograph, such as works signed by authors or artists. It is contrasted with niepodpisany (unsigned). The term is common in formal documentation, contracts, correspondence, and contexts where the presence of a signature denotes validity or endorsement.