krótsiej

Krótsiej is a form encountered in Polish grammar, representing the feminine singular genitive and dative forms of the comparative adjective krótszy, meaning “shorter.” In standard Polish, the feminine nominative is krótsza, while the genitive and dative singular take the form krótszej. The instrumental singular for feminine remains krótszą. The spelling krótsiej is the common, correct form; a frequent misspelling is krótsiej written as krótsiej or, less commonly, krótsiej with variations like krótsiej.

Krótsiej is used when describing a feminine singular noun in the genitive or dative case. Examples include krótszej drogi (“of a shorter road” or “to a shorter road” in appropriate contexts) and krótszej wersji (“of a shorter version”). These usages appear in everyday speech as well as written Polish, particularly in comparative statements, descriptions of revisions, or when specifying a reduction in length.

Etymology and related forms: krótsiej derives from the base adjective krótszy, itself formed from krótk- meaning “short,” with the standard Polish comparative suffix -szy and the feminine ending -ej in the genitive/dative singular. Related forms include krótsza (feminine nominative), krótsze (neuter or plural forms), and the masculine krótszy. The contrast among these forms reflects Polish agreement rules for adjectives with nouns of different gender and case.

See also: Polish grammar, adjectives, comparative forms, noun-adjective agreement.