obiadowej

Obiadowej is a Polish adjective form derived from the noun obiad, meaning dinner or midday meal. It is used to describe nouns related to the dinner period or to the dinner itself, and appears in various grammatical contexts depending on gender and case.

In Polish, adjectives decline by gender and case. The base form is obiadowy (masculine), with feminine obiadowa and neuter obiadowe. The word obiadowej is the feminine genitive singular and the feminine locative singular form. This makes it common in phrases such as w porze obiadowej (in the dinner time) or o porze obiadowej, where the adjective helps specify the time frame or characteristic related to dinner.

Common uses include describing a noun with a dinner-related attribute, or forming time expressions. Examples:

- danie obiadowe, a dinner dish (neuter nominative singular).

- potrawa obiadowa, a dinner course.

- w porze obiadowej, during the dinner time or at dinnertime.

Obiadowej can also appear in more complex phrases where the noun is implied by context, especially in menus, schedules, or descriptions of daily routines. It is not a proper noun and does not refer to a specific place or organization on its own; rather, it functions as a grammatical modifier to convey relation to obiad.

Related terms include obiadowy/obiadowa as the base adjectives, and kolacyjny as a counterpart referring to the evening meal or supper. The distinction between obiadowy and kolacyjny helps differentiate daytime versus evening meals in Polish usage.