oddechowej

Oddechowej is a form of the Polish adjective oddechowy, meaning related to respiration or breathing. It is the feminine form used in certain grammatical cases to modify feminine nouns, most commonly in genitive singular and dative singular. For example, in the phrase drogi oddechowej, meaning “of the respiratory tract,” oddechowej determines the noun drogi in the feminine genitive. In nominative position you would typically see oddechowa, as in droga oddechowa (the respiratory tract).

Polish adjectives have different endings depending on gender, number, and case. The masculine form is oddechowy, the feminine nominative singular is oddechowa, the neuter form is oddechowe, and the feminine genitive/dative singular is oddechowej. These endings allow precise grammatical agreement with the head noun, especially in scientific and medical texts.

Etymology traces oddechowej to the root oddech (breath) with the adjectival suffix -owy, and feminine -owa to agree with feminine nouns. In medical and biological usage, the adjective appears in many standard expressions referring to the respiratory system and its components, such as układ oddechowy (the respiratory system), droga oddechowa (the airway), and ośrodki oddechowe (respiratory centers).

Overall, oddechowej is not a standalone term but a morphological form used to express a breathing-related relationship with feminine nouns. Its meaning aligns with the broader Polish vocabulary for respiration, typically translated as “respiratory” or “breathing-related” in English.