operowych

Operowych is a Polish adjective form derived from operowy, meaning "operatic" or relating to opera. It is not a standalone noun, but a grammatical form used to modify nouns in certain cases. Specifically, operowych is the genitive plural form of operowy, and also the locative plural form after prepositions that govern the locative. The form occurs in phrases describing things connected with opera, especially in arts and music contexts. Examples: utworów operowych (operatic works), aktorów operowych (opera actors/performers), scen operowych (opera stages/scenes), światów operowych (worlds of opera). The sense is determined by the noun it accompanies: it signals a relation to opera rather than to other senses of "oper-" in technical fields.

Origins and use: The stem comes from opera, the Italian-influenced term adopted into Polish; the suffix -owy yields adjectives describing association. Because Polish adjectives decline, operowy has different endings for gender and number; operowych is the form used with plural nouns in genitive and locative cases.

See also: operowy, opera, Polish grammar.