branowej

branowej is a form of the Polish adjective branowy, meaning bran-related or bran-based. It functions as a grammatical form used to describe feminine nouns in genitive or dative cases, and it appears in phrases where the noun it modifies is feminine. The nominative feminine form is branowa, as in mąka branowa (bran flour) or dieta branowa (bran-based diet). The form branowej specifically appears in genitive and dative singular, for example diety branowej (of a bran-based diet) or mące branowej (of bran flour). The adjective’s base relates to bran, the outer layer of cereal grains, and the suffixes follow standard Polish adjective formation patterns.

In usage, branowa commonly appears in nutrition, food labeling, and agricultural contexts to designate products, diets, or components derived from or enriched with bran. Examples include mąki branowej (bran flour in genitive), płatki branowej (bran flakes in genitive), and diety branowej (bran-based diet). While branowy is the masculine form and branowe the neuter or plural form in nominative contexts, branowej serves as the feminine singular form in constructions requiring genitive or dative case endings. This pattern is typical for adjectives formed from nouns with the -owy suffix in Polish.

Etymologically, branowa and branowej derive from the noun bran (otręby) plus the adjectival suffix -owy, with the feminine -owa used to adapt the form to feminine nouns. The term is primarily lexicalized in contexts describing food, nutrition, and related industries.

See also: bran, otręby, mąka branowa, dieta branowa.