kropkami

Kropkami is the instrumental plural form of the Polish noun kropka, which denotes a dot, point, or period. The term is used when describing something that is marked or composed with dots, or when referring to dotted or bullet-style formatting in general.

In Polish usage, kropka has several related senses. It can refer to the punctuation mark that ends a sentence (singular: kropka, plural: kropki). It can also denote the decimal point in numbers. In typography and writing, kropki are commonly used as bullet symbols in unordered lists or as markers in graphical layouts. The instrumental plural form kropkami appears in constructions that indicate the means or manner of marking, for example, lista została wypunktowana kropkami (“the list was bullet-pointed with dots”).

Usage and grammar. The form kropkami is used with verbs that describe marking or formatting by means of dots, or when describing how text or graphics are arranged. It appears in sentences like “Zapisano to kropkami” (it was written with dots) or “Listę wypunktowano kropkami” (the list was bullet-pointed with dots). As with other instrumental plurals in Polish, its use centers on conveying method or instrument rather than the basic sense of the word.

See also. Related concepts include kropka (the dot or period itself) and kropki (the plural noun for multiple dots). In broader typographic and numeracy contexts, the term is connected to punctuation conventions, decimal notation, and bullet-list formatting.