Zapisach

Zapisach is the locative plural form of the Polish noun zapis, which means a written record, note, entry, or recording. The form is used when referring to records or notes in a fixed position, typically after prepositions that require the locative case, such as w (in) or o (about). For example, phrases like w zapisach historycznych miasta or o zapisach medycznych pacjentów are ways to talk about information that appears in records or notes.

The noun zapis has several related senses. It can denote a written entry in a book or database, a note made for reference, or a recording of sound or image (zapis dźwiękowy, zapis wideo). In administrative, archival, and scholarly contexts, zapis często refers to the compiled information stored as part of records, documents, or chronicles. The plural form zapisy is used as the nominative subject, while zapisach is the locative form used after prepositions.

Etymology traces zapis to the verb zapisać, meaning to write down or to record, formed with the prefix za- and the verb pisać “to write.” The concept is common across many languages with equivalent terms for documents, records, or transcripts, and it plays a central role in archiving, historiography, medicine, and data management.

See also zapisy, zapisać, zapis dźwiękowy.