odczasownikowa

Odczasownikowa is the feminine form of the Polish adjective odczasownikowy and is used in linguistics to describe forms, words, or constructions that are deverbal, i.e., derived from a verb. The term signals a relation to verb origin rather than to nouns or other parts of speech. The feminine form agrees with feminine nouns such as forma odczasownikowa or konstrukcja odczasownikowa.

In practice, odczasownikowa is a label applied in grammatical descriptions to categorize language elements that originate from verbs. This can include verb-derived adjectives and certain participial forms that function as adjectives, as well as other derivational items built from a verb. The exact scope of the category can vary between theoretical traditions; some approaches include gerunds or participles under the umbrella of deverbal forms, while others draw a sharper line.

Examples are typically given in the context of phrases like forma odczasownikowa or konstrukcja odczasownikowa, referring to a word or structure that stems from a verb. A common intuitively deverbal example is a participial adjective such as pisany, derived from the verb pisać (to write), used attributively or predicatively.

Relation to related terms: odczasownikowa is contrasted with czasownikowy (verbal) to mark items whose origin is a noun or another non-verbal source. In broader linguistics, the corresponding concept is “deverbal” in English, describing elements formed from verbs. Odczasownikowa thus serves as a Polish label for this general derivational phenomenon.