anonimowych

Anonimowych is a Polish adjective form used to describe something related to anonymity in the plural. It is the genitive plural (and also the locative plural) form of the adjective anonymowy, which means anonymous. It appears when the noun it modifies is in a case that requires a plural genitive or locative, for example in phrases like anonymowych źródeł or anonymowych użytkowników.

Etymology and form: the adjective anonymowy comes from the noun anonim, meaning a nameless or unidentified person. The root itself traces back to Latin anonymus, from Greek anónymos, meaning nameless. The suffix -owy is used to create adjectives that denote a characteristic, giving anonymowy meaning “pertaining to anonymity,” with anonymowych as the appropriate inflected form for plural contexts.

Usage: in journalism and everyday language, anonimowych typically describes plural nouns denoting people, sources, or items whose identities are not disclosed. Common collocations include anoniminowych źródeł (anonymous sources), anonimowych użytkowników (anonymous users), and anonimowych komentarzy (anonymous comments). The term emphasizes lack of identifying information rather than a value judgment about credibility, though context can influence tone.

Related terms: the noun anonymity is expressed as anonimowość in Polish, and anonymization as anonimizacja. The base adjective is anonimowy (anonymous). There is also the plural form anonimowi in contexts requiring masculine-personal nominative, which contrasts with anonymowych used for genitive or locative plural.

See also: anonymity, anonymization, anonymous sources.