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imiesowowego

Imiesowowego is the genitive singular form of the Polish adjective imiesłowowy, which denotes relation to or derivation from imiesłów, i.e., participles. The term is formed from imiesłów plus the common adjective suffix -owy, used to create descriptors of a characteristic or origin.

In Polish grammar, imiesłowowy describes words or constructions that are based on or derived from participles.

The term is primarily encountered in linguistic descriptions, grammar references, and scholarly discussions of Polish word

There
is
a
recognized
class
of
words
called
imiesłowowe
przymiotniki,
or
participial
adjectives,
which
behave
like
ordinary
adjectives
in
gender
and
number
and
often
modify
nouns
in
ways
tied
to
the
meaning
of
a
participle.
The
genitive
singular
form
imiesłowowego
is
used
when
a
noun
governed
by
a
phrase
requires
a
genitive
noun,
for
example
in
the
expression
forma
imiesłowowego
przymiotnika
(“the
form
of
a
participial
adjective”).
formation
and
morphology.
It
is
a
technical
label
rather
than
common
everyday
vocabulary.
The
standard
Polish
spelling
includes
the
ł
in
imiesłowowy,
while
the
ASCII
rendering
imiesowowego
appears
in
contexts
where
diacritics
are
omitted.
See
also
imiesłów,
imiesłowowe
przymiotniki,
and
related
discussions
of
participles
and
their
adjectival
forms.
Overall,
imiesłowowego
serves
as
a
precise
grammatical
form
used
to
describe
how
participle-derived
adjectives
interact
with
other
elements
of
Polish
syntax.