plastycznych

Plastycznych is a grammatical form of the Polish adjective plastyczny. It is used to modify nouns in the genitive plural, and in some contexts also the accusative plural for masculine animate nouns. In general, this ending signals a plural agreement and a genitive or targeted plural meaning.

The base meaning of plastyczny includes several related senses. It can mean plastic or malleable, referring to materials that can be shaped or changed. It can also relate to the plastic arts (visual arts), as in terms connected with sculpture and drawing. The word is often found in academic, scientific, and artistic language, where distinctions between material properties, artistic practices, and stylistic traits are discussed.

Common uses and examples

- Właściwości plastycznych materiałów — the plastic properties of materials.

- Dzieła plastycznych artystów — works of visual artists (artistic works).

- Cechy plastycznych materiałów można badać w laboratorium — The artistic or malleable traits of materials can be studied in a lab.

In everyday Polish, plastycznych appears most often in phrases describing qualities, materials, or aspects related to the plastic arts. Its correct application relies on agreement with a plural noun in genitive or, less commonly, in the accusative.

Origin and related terms

The form derives from the adjective plastyczny, which itself comes from plastyka, meaning the plastic arts, and from the broader root plast- meaning to mold or shape. Related terms include plastyczność (plasticity) and plastyka (visual arts).