kodeksu

Kodeksu is the genitive form of the Polish noun kodeks, meaning a code or codex. It is used in legal, scholarly, and historical contexts to indicate possession, association, or reference to a specific code or codex. In practice, it often appears in phrases such as kodeksu karnego (the penal code) or kodeksu cywilnego (the civil code), where the noun kodeks becomes kodeksu and the accompanying adjective is declined accordingly.

Etymology and grammar: The word kodeks derives from Latin codex through broader European linguistic influence, entering Polish as kodeks. As a masculine inanimate noun, its genitive singular is kodeksu, while the nominative is kodeks. In plural, genitive is kodeksów. The form kodeksu is therefore a grammatical case form rather than a standalone proper name.

Usage: Kodeksu appears mainly in constructions that reference a particular code. It functions as the head noun in a genitive phrase, typically paired with an adjective-noun combination (e.g., kodeksu karnego, kodeksu pracy). In formal writing, it may be part of a longer title or a reference phrase, e.g., analiza kodeksu karnego or interpretacja kodeksu cywilnego. It is not usually treated as an independent proper noun.

See also: kodeks, which denotes a code or codex in general; list of Polish legal codes such as kodeks karny (penal code), kodeks cywilny (civil code), kodeks pracy (labour code). The term kodeksu is primarily a grammatical form used within these contexts.