Studiów

Studiów is the genitive plural form of the Polish noun studia, which refers to university studies or courses of study. The term is used primarily in academic and administrative language to indicate the existence, scope, or duration of studies in a given context.

Etymology and usage context: studia derives from Latin studium and is widely used in Polish to denote higher education. The genitive plural form studiów is employed when describing relationships or attributes, such as ownership, content, or timing related to studies (for example, czas studiów, the duration of studies).

Common expressions and meaning: In everyday and official use, studiów appears in phrases such as czas studiów (the period of study), program studiów (the study program), plan studiów (the study plan), kierunek studiów (the field of study), and wyniki studiów (study results or academic performance). It also occurs in constructions referring to completion or progression, like ukończenie studiów (completion of studies) and dyplom ukończenia studiów (diploma of completion of studies). When listing fields or programs, phrases like różne kierunki studiów use the genitive plural form.

Educational context: In Poland, studia typically refers to tertiary education programs, including licencjackie (bachelor), magisterskie (master), and sometimes inne formy kwalifikacyjne. The noun is often paired with adjectives or numerals to specify details, while the actual verb form for the action of studying is studiować (to study).

Linguistic note: studiów functions as a grammatical form and is not used alone as a nominative form. It coexists with related terms such as studia (the concept of studies) and the verb “studiować” in practical language use.