operatorze

Operatorze is the Polish vocative singular form of the noun operator. It is used when directly addressing a person who performs the role of an operator (for example a machine operator, call-centre operator, or camera operator) and functions as part of the Polish vocative case, which marks the addressee in spoken and written language.

As a grammatical form, operatorze typically appears in spoken requests, commands, or appeals: for example, "Operatorze, czy mógłbyś pomóc?" ("Operator, could you help?"). It is employed across registers from informal to formal, depending on context and intonation, and can be applied to both human operators and, in figurative or humorous usage, to devices or systems personified as operators.

Etymologically, the base noun operator is a borrowing used in many European languages to denote someone who operates equipment or performs coordinated tasks; operatorze is simply its vocative inflection in Polish. Pronunciation follows Polish phonology, with stress on the penultimate syllable.

The form illustrates how Polish marks direct address and is one example of vocative morphology still productive in modern Polish, though its use varies by region and social context. For further information, see entries on the vocative case and on Polish noun inflection.