Zaimownikowa

Zaimownikowa is an adjective used in Polish linguistics to denote something related to pronouns (zaimek). It is applied to labels, descriptions, or features that concern pronouns and pronominal phenomena. As a feminine singular form, it agrees with feminine nouns such as forma, cecha, or kategoria.

The term is formed from the noun zaimek (pronoun) with the adjectival suffix -owa, and its masculine and neuter/plural counterparts are zaimownikowy and zaimownikowe. In typical usage, zaimownikowa modifies nouns that refer to pronominal aspects, for example form zaimownikowa or cecha zaimownikowa. This makes it a descriptive label rather than a self-standing lexical item.

In scholarly practice, zaimownikowa is used to categorize data, descriptions, or analyses that focus on pronouns or pronominal behavior. It can apply to various subfields of linguistics, including morphology (pronominal inflection), syntax (pronominal reference), semantics (pronominal meaning), and discourse studies (pronominal reference in text). The term helps distinguish pronominal-related material from non-pronominal material within grammars, corpora, or theoretical discussions.

See also: zaimek, zaimkowy, pronominal, anafora. While the word zaimownikowa is mainly a linguistic descriptor, its precise meaning depends on the surrounding noun and the scholarly context.