okrzyków

Okrzyków is the genitive plural form of the Polish noun okrzyk, which denotes a loud vocal exclamation, shout, or cry. The term is used to describe sounds produced to express emotion, attract attention, or rally others, and appears in literary, journalistic, and everyday language to refer to groups of such cries.

Etymology and meaning: Okrzyk comes from the base krzyk (cry, shout) with a prefix that creates a noun referring to the act or instance of shouting. The word is closely related to other Polish terms for vocal expressions and is commonly used in contexts describing collective vocal displays, such as crowds or teams.

Declension and forms: Okrzyk is a masculine noun. Singular forms are: nominative okrzyk, genitive okrzyku, dative okrzykowi, accusative okrzyk, instrumental okrzykiem, locative okrzyku. Plural forms are: nominative okrzyki, genitive okrzyków, dative okrzykom, accusative okrzyki, instrumental okrzykami, locative okrzykach. The genitive plural form, okrzyków, is the form highlighted in the topic title and is used in phrases such as brak okrzyków (a lack of shouts) or okrzyków tłumu (the crowd’s cries).

Usage: In language and rhetoric, okrzyk conveys abrupt vocal emphasis or emotional intensity. It often appears in descriptions of public events, sports, protests, or battles (e.g., okrzyk bojowy). It also appears in journalism to quantify or frame a speaker’s or crowd’s audible expressions.

See also: krzyk (cry), okrzyki (plural nominative of okrzyk). The term is part of the broader vocabulary of vocal expressions in Polish.