kolorami

Kolorami is the instrumental plural form of the Polish noun kolor, meaning colors. In Polish grammar, the instrumental case expresses means, instrument, or manner, so kolorami literally means “with colors” or “by colors.” It is commonly used to describe actions performed using colors as the medium, for example: “obraz został namalowany kolorami” (the painting was painted with colors) or “ściana ozdobiona kolorami” (a wall decorated with colors). The form can also denote a palette, scheme, or design characterized by color.

The base noun kolor is a Polish color term with Western European origins. It is related to the English color and the French couleur, with common linguistic ties back to Latin color. The nominative plural kolory refers to colors in general, while kolorami is the instrumental form used when describing the means or manner of an action involving colors.

In contemporary use, kolorami appears across contexts such as art, design, literature, and journalism, especially when emphasizing color as a medium or decorative element. It is one of several inflected forms of kolor, alongside other cases used to express different grammatical relations in Polish. See also: kolor, kolory, barwa.