falowej

Falowej is not a separate lexical entry in Polish; it is the genitive singular feminine form of the adjective falowy, meaning wave-related or wave-like. The base form falowy has the feminine nominative form falowa and the plural falowe. As a grammatical form, falowej appears whenever a feminine noun in the genitive case is modified by the adjective falowy.

Etymology and meaning

The adjective falowy derives from fala, meaning wave. It is used in technical, scientific, and academic language to describe phenomena or properties associated with waves, such as water waves, sound waves, or electromagnetic waves. For example, phrases like energia falowa or właściwości falowe convey the idea of characteristics related to waves.

Grammar and usage

In Polish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case. Falowej is the correct genitive singular feminine form of falowy. It appears in constructions where the modified noun is feminine and in the genitive case, often in possessive or descriptive phrases. Typical non-genitive forms include falowa (nominative feminine) and falowe (nominative plural or neuter plural). Examples of common collocations include energia falowa (wave energy) and właściwości falowe materiałów (wave properties of materials). In genitive contexts, one may encounter phrases such as energii falowej or mocy falowej to express “of wave energy” or “of wave power.”

See also

falowy, fala, fale radiowe, fale dźwiękowe, właściwości falowe

Note

Falowej itself is a grammatical form rather than a standalone term; its interpretation depends on the feminine noun it modifies and the syntactic context.