imienia

Imienia is the genitive singular form of the Polish noun imię, which means a personal or given name. In everyday language, imię refers to the name by which a person is known and used in addressing someone. The genitive form imienia is used when the name is expressed as a possession or in constructions that require the genitive case, for example in phrases like “nie znam imienia tej osoby” (I do not know the name of that person) or “brak imienia” (no name provided).

Grammatical overview: imię is a neuter noun and its full decline in the singular is: nominative imię, genitive imienia, dative imieniu, accusative imię, instrumental imieniem, locative imieniu. In the plural the forms are: nominative imiona, genitive imion, dative imionom, accusative imiona, instrumental imionami, locative imionach. The genitive singular imienia is therefore the form used whenever the name itself is referenced as a dependent element of another noun or in phrases requiring that case.

Usage and related terms: In Polish, the term imię is widely used in expressions such as ma na imię … (his/her name is …), which typically uses the accusative form imię. For formal identification, the set phrase imię i nazwisko is common, meaning first name and surname. The concept of naming also manifests in cultural practices like imieniny, the name-day tradition associated with a person’s given name.

Etymology and cross-language relation: The Polish imię is part of a family of Slavic words for “name.” Related forms exist in other languages, such as Russian имя (imya) and Czech jméno, reflecting a shared linguistic heritage.