feralnymi

Feralnymi is the instrumental plural form of the Polish adjective feralny, which means wild, untamed, or having returned to a wild state. The form is used to describe nouns in the instrumental case and is most often found in ecological, veterinary, and conservation contexts to refer to animals or populations that have reverted to living in the wild or that exhibit wild-like characteristics.

In practice, feralnymi appears in phrases such as z feralnymi zwierzętami (with feral animals), where the noun zwierzętami is in the instrumental case. The term is commonly used in academic writing, reports by conservationists, and media descriptions to distinguish feral populations from domesticated or fully wild populations. While not every context will require this specific form, it is the standard instrumental plural ending for feralny when describing plural, non-nominative subjects.

Grammar and related forms: In Polish, feralny has gendered forms such as feralne (nominative plural for feminine and neuter) and feralni (nominative plural masculine personal). The instrumental plural form, used after prepositions like z or in certain predicative constructions, is feralnymi. Related terms include feralizacja (the process of becoming feral) and dziczeć (to become wild), which are used in discussions of wildlife and ecological change.

Notes: The concept is primarily applied in scientific and environmental contexts. In everyday language, speakers may use broader terms like dzikie or wilgotne to convey similar meanings, but feralny and its instrumental plural feralnymi provide a precise grammatical form for describing wild or feral populations in Polish.