Stawowe

Stawowe is a term used in Polish with multiple potential meanings. As an adjective, stawowe is the neuter plural form of the adjective stawowy, and its sense depends on the noun it modifies. In anatomical vocabulary, stawowy denotes something relating to a joint, making stawowe suitable for phrases about joint-related features when the noun is neuter or plural. In geographic or descriptive usage, stawowe can indicate relation to a pond or water feature; this sense originates from the Polish noun staw, meaning pond.

Stawowe is also used as a place name in Poland. There are villages or settlements bearing the name Stawowe, typically small rural communities. Such places are usually administratively part of a gmina (municipality) within a powiat (county) in a voivodeship. The exact location of any given Stawowe varies, and the name often reflects historical landscape features such as ponds in the area.

In Polish orthography and grammar, stawowe follows standard adjective agreement: the base form stawowy changes to stawowa for feminine nouns and to stawowe or related forms depending on number and case. The form must match the noun it modifies.

See also: staw, meaning pond or joint; stawowy, related adjective; toponymy, study of place names in Poland.