Skokowym

Skokowym is a Polish adjective derived from the noun skok (jump, leap). It denotes relation to jumping or to abrupt change and is used in both literal and figurative senses. In literal contexts it can describe actions involving jumping, for example ruch skokowy in biomechanics. In figurative usage it is common in scientific and economic texts to characterize abrupt or step-like phenomena, such as wzrost skokowy (an abrupt increase) or spadek skokowy (an abrupt decline). The term thus contrasts with gradual or linear changes.

Usage and morphology: skokowy forms the standard masculine singular, while feminine and neuter forms are skokowa and skokowe, respectively. It also appears in instrumental and other cases as skokowym, skokową, etc., depending on the noun it modifies. In technical language it occurs in phrases like trybem skokowym (in the jump mode) or as part of compound terms describing jump-related mechanisms or processes.

Etymology: the word is built from the root skok (jump) with the adjectival suffix -owy, a common pattern in Polish to form adjectives that express relation or characteristic.

See also: skok, skokowy wzrost, ruch skokowy.