niebieska

Niebieska is the feminine singular form of the Polish color adjective niebieski, meaning blue. It is used to describe feminine nouns, for example ta niebieska sukienka (this blue dress) or niebieska żaba (blue frog). The corresponding masculine and neuter plural forms are niebieski and niebieskie, respectively.

Etymology and range: the word niebieski originates from the root tied to niebo, meaning sky or heaven, historically associated with the color of the sky. In Polish, niebieski designates a broad range of blue hues, from lighter azure to deeper tones; more specific shades are often described with compounds such as błękitny (light blue) or granatowy (navy blue).

Usage and grammar: niebieska is an attributive adjective that agrees in gender, number, and case with the noun it modifies. It can appear in various syntactic positions, including predicate constructions like "Ta sukienka jest niebieska" (This dress is blue). In plural or with different nouns, the form changes accordingly to niebieskie (plural or neuter), or niebiescy for masculine personal plural.

Related terms: common synonyms and near-synonyms in Polish include błękitny (light blue), granatowy (navy blue), and indygowy (indigo). There are also descriptive compounds such as niebieskawy (bluish) to indicate a tendency toward blue.

See also: color terminology in Polish, gender agreement in adjectives, hues and shades in Polish vocabulary.