Zimnej

Zimnej is the feminine singular form of the Polish adjective zimny, meaning cold. It is used to describe feminine nouns in certain grammatical cases, most commonly genitive, dative, or locative, depending on the syntactic role of the noun in the sentence.

In usage, zimnej appears in phrases such as "temperatura zimnej wody" (the temperature of cold water), "w zimnej wodzie" (in cold water), and "kolor zimnej zimy" (the color of the cold winter). These examples illustrate how the form changes to agree with a feminine noun in different cases, while the base meaning remains the same.

Morphology: for the feminine singular, the forms of the adjective zimny are generally zimna (nominative), zimnej (genitive, dative, and locative), and zimną (accusative and instrumental). This pattern explains how zimnej functions across common sentence constructions in Polish: it marks relationships such as possession, location, and direction with feminine nouns.

Etymology: zimnej derives from the base adjective zimny, itself from Proto-Slavic roots shared by related Slavic languages. The form reflects standard Polish agreement patterns for adjectives describing feminine nouns.

Notes: zimnej is not a standalone noun; it is a grammatical form of zimny used to modify feminine nouns. Its exact case-usage depends on the syntactic role of the noun it describes, and it commonly appears in contexts involving description of temperature, objects, or time-related qualifiers tied to a feminine noun. See also the base adjective zimny for related forms and declension.