Zjawisk

Zjawisk is a grammatical form in Polish, not a separate noun. It is the genitive plural of the noun zjawisko, which means phenomenon or appearance. Zjawisk appears in phrases where something is described as belonging to or comprising multiple phenomena, for example after numerals or words of quantity.

The base noun zjawisko comes from the idea of something that appears or manifests itself. In Polish, zjawisko is a neuter noun whose plural nominative is zjawiska, while the genitive plural is zjawisk. This inflection is used to indicate possession, description, or relation to many phenomena, as in phrases like “wiele zjawisk” (many phenomena) or “niektórych zjawisk klimatycznych” (some climate phenomena).

Usage and examples:

- wiele zjawisk (many phenomena)

- niektórych zjawisk (some phenomena)

- zjawisk naturalnych (natural phenomena, in genitive plural after a modifying noun)

- analiza zjawisk (analysis of phenomena)

In scientific and descriptive writing, zjawisk is common when discussing multiple phenomena within a broader context, or when an author references phenomena generically without listing each one. The form also appears as part of compounds and expressions where the genitive plural governs the following adjectives or nouns.

See also:

zjawisko, zjawiska, zjawiskowe (related terms and inflected forms).