etyczne

Etyczne is a Polish adjective meaning ethical or moral, used to describe actions, policies, principles, or objects that relate to ethics. It corresponds to the English term ethical and is closely related to the noun etyka, which means ethics.

Etymology: The word etyczny/etyczne stems from etyka (ethics), which derives from Greek ethos via Latin ethicus. The development reflects the association of ethical judgments with habit, character, and normative moral standards in Polish usage.

Usage and morphology: In Polish, etyczny declines to indicate gender and number: masculine singular etyczny, feminine singular etyczna, neuter singular etyczne, and plural forms such as etyczni (masculine personal) and etyczne (feminine and neuter). The form etyczne is common for neuter singular and for feminine or neuter plural contexts. The adjective is used with nouns to form phrases like zachowanie etyczne (ethical behavior), zasady etyczne (ethical principles), and kodeks etyczny (code of ethics).

Context and domains: In philosophy, etyczne describes judgments and theories about right and wrong. The term occurs across domains such as business ethics (etyka biznesu), medical ethics (etyka medyczna), and AI ethics (etyka sztucznej inteligencji), where it signals normative or evaluative considerations rather than purely factual statements.

See also: etyka, moralność, kodeks etyczny, etyka sztucznej inteligencji.