Przewodem

Przewodem is the instrumental singular form of the Polish noun przewód, which denotes a conduit, duct, or pipe used to convey liquids, gases, or cables. The term also covers broader meanings such as an embedded channel or a cable in electrical installations, as well as anatomical ducts in the body (for example, bile duct or urinary tract). In everyday language, przewód most often refers to a physical conduit or to a wire or cable when used in technical contexts.

In practice, przewód appears in several domains. In construction and plumbing, it describes pipes and ducts, such as przewód wodociągowy (water supply pipe) or przewód wentylacyjny (ventilation duct). In electronics and audio, it can mean a cable, for instance przewodem XLR (an XLR cable). In medicine and biology, it designates bodily channels, like przewód żółciowy (bile duct) or przewód moczowy (urinary tract). The sense is usually clear from the surrounding words, especially in compound forms like przewód wodociągowy or przewodnik elektryczny, the latter distinguishing a conductor from a physical wire.

Grammatically, przewodem is the instrumental case used to indicate the means or instrument by which an action is performed. The noun przewód is masculine; other forms include przewód (nominative), przewodu (genitive), przewodowi (dative), przewodu (accusative), przewodem (instrumental), przewodzie (locative), with plural forms przewody and przewodami in corresponding cases. The instrumental form is common when describing how something is connected, powered, or conveyed "przewodem" to specify the method or tool used.