agodnych

Agodnych is a Polish adjective form that appears mainly in historical or literary contexts. In modern standard Polish, the everyday equivalent for the meaning “gentle, mild, agreeable” is łagodny. Agodny and its declined forms, such as agodnych, are encountered in older Polish texts and in some regional dialects that retain archaisms or stylistic features.

Grammatical notes: Agodnych is a declined form of agodny; like other Polish adjectives, it changes with gender, number, and case. The form agodnych is most often associated with the genitive plural, used when describing groups or sets of people or things that possess the attribute described by the adjective. In contemporary writing, speakers typically substitute łagodnych or other constructions to convey a similar nuance.

Usage and connotation: Because agodny carries archaic or poetic weight, it is commonly used to evoke historical atmospheres, biblical or didactic tones, or stylized narration. It is rarely found in everyday language outside of literary quotations, translations of older texts, or intentional historical styling.

See also: łagodny; Polish adjectives; historical Polish.