kontrolnej

Kontrolnej is a form from the Polish language, arising from the adjective kontorlany/kontrolny, which means related to control, inspection, or supervision. It is not a standalone lexical item, but an inflected form used in agreement with feminine nouns.

In Polish morphology, kontrolnej is the feminine singular form used in the genitive, dative, and locative cases. This form accompanies feminine nouns to express relationships such as possession, indirect object, or location within a larger noun phrase. For example, in legitimate administrative or legal phrasing, phrases like umowy kontrolnej (a control-related contract) or instytucji kontrolnej (a control-related institution) illustrate how kontrolnej functions as a modifying element.

Usage and scope: Kontrolnej appears primarily in formal registers—legal, administrative, technical, and bureaucratic language—where it helps describe things tied to control, regulation, or inspection. It can also appear in multiword expressions that name processes, documents, or bodies with a control function. As a grammatical form, its exact meaning depends on the feminine noun it modifies, rather than standing as an independent concept.

Etymology and related forms: Kontrolnej derives from the root kontrol- derived from kontrola and kontrować, reflecting the concept of control or supervision. Related forms include the masculine form kontrolny and the neuter form kontrolne, which occur in different gender and case contexts.

See also: kontrola, kontrolny, język polski.