nadzwyczajnych

Nadzwyczajnych is the genitive plural form of the Polish adjective nadzwyczajny, which means extraordinary, unusual, or exceptional. The base word nadzwyczajny comes from nad- (“above, beyond”) and zwyczajny (“usual”), signaling something that goes beyond the ordinary. The adjective is used across formal and everyday language to emphasize an exceptional degree or status.

Grammatical notes: nadzwyczajny has the usual Polish inflection across gender and number. In masculine singular it is nadzwyczajny, feminine singular nadzwyczajna, neuter singular nadzwyczajne; in plural it takes nadzwyczajni for masculine personal nouns, and nadzwyczajne for feminine plural and neuter plural. The form nadzwyczajnych appears as genitive plural or accusative plural, and also as the locative/genitive form in certain phrases. For example, nadzwyczajne środki (extraordinary measures) uses the plural form nadzwyczajne, while w nadzwyczajnych okolicznościach (in extraordinary circumstances) uses nadzwyczajnych.

Użycie: nadzwyczajny and its plural forms are common in both everyday and formal speech. They appear in expressions describing circumstances, actions, or authorities that are beyond normal scope, such as “nadzwyczajne środki,” “nadzwyczajne okoliczności,” or “nadzwyczajne uprawnienia.” The term is closely related to synonyms like niezwykły and wyjątkowy, though nadzwyczajny often conveys a stronger sense of official or exceptional degree.

Etymologia: as noted, the word is derived from nad- plus zwyczajny, meaning above ordinary.