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nowego

Nowego is the genitive singular form of the Polish adjective nowy, meaning new. In Polish grammar, nowego is used to modify masculine singular nouns in the genitive case to express association with something new or to indicate possession in phrases such as konstrukcja nowego stylu (a design of a new style) or nowego pokolenia (of a new generation).

The form also appears in phrases involving proper nouns. When Nowy Rok (New Year) is put into

Etymology and related forms: nowego derives from the base adjective nowy, which comes from Proto-Slavic *novъ,

See also: Nowy, Rok, Polish grammar, adjectives in Polish.

genitive
for
dates
or
references,
it
becomes
Nowego
Roku,
with
Nowego
capitalized
as
part
of
the
capitalized
proper
name
Nowy
Rok.
This
usage
illustrates
how
the
same
inflected
form
can
occur
inside
fixed,
widely
understood
expressions
and
within
everyday
descriptive
phrases.
meaning
“new.”
The
genitive
singular
ending
-ego
is
a
standard
inflection
pattern
for
masculine
nouns
and
adjectives
in
Polish.
Other
forms
exist
for
different
genders
and
numbers
(np.
nowego,
nowej,
nowym,
nowa,
nowe,
etc.),
each
serving
distinct
grammatical
roles.