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jezdny

Jezdny is a Polish adjective meaning drivable, driveable, or suitable for vehicle traffic. It is used to describe surfaces, roads, and routes that can be traversed by motorized or other wheeled conveyances. In technical and everyday language, phrases such as drogi jezdne, pas jezdny, or odcinek jezdny indicate parts of a road or path that are intended for vehicular use.

The word derives from the Polish root related to jechać or jazda (to go or to drive)

Usage and nuance: jezdy is primarily a civil engineering and traffic term. It contrasts with terms meaning

See also: jezdnia, przejezdny, nieprzejezdny.

and
the
adjectival
suffix
-ny.
A
related
noun
form
is
jezdnia,
referring
to
the
actual
drive
surface
or
carriageway
of
a
road.
The
adjective
agrees
with
the
gender
and
number
of
the
noun
it
modifies,
with
common
forms
including
jezdny
(masculine
singular),
jezdna
(feminine),
and
jezdne
(neuter);
in
plural,
forms
such
as
jezdni
(masculine
personal)
and
jezdne
(other)
are
used.
not
passable
or
not
suitable
for
driving,
such
as
przejezdny
(passable)
and
nieprzejezdny
(not
passable).
In
practice,
jezdny
is
used
to
indicate
that
a
surface
is
open
to
vehicle
traffic,
often
in
descriptions
of
road
conditions,
construction
plans,
or
navigation
reports.
The
term
can
apply
to
roads,
lanes,
and
surfaces
designed
for
wheeled
travel,
regardless
of
vehicle
type.