polskiej

Polskiej is the feminine singular form of the Polish adjective polski (meaning Polish) used to express relation or origin. It is the genitive (and also the dative) form that modifies feminine nouns. In Polish, adjectives decline to agree with the gender, number, and case of the nouns they describe, so polskiej appears with feminine singular nouns in genitive or dative.

Common examples illustrate its use in context. Dziedzictwo polskiej kultury means “the heritage of Polish culture,” with polskiej modifying kultury in the feminine singular genitive. Dla polskiej nauczycielki means “for the Polish teacher,” using polskiej in the feminine singular dative. The form also appears in longer noun phrases and in official names in the genitive, such as Polskiej Akademii Nauk, referring to the Polish Academy of Sciences.

Polskiej is not a standalone noun; it is an inflected adjective. In ordinary prose, it is written lowercase unless it appears as part of a proper noun or title, in which case the components of the name are capitalized (for example, in a formal institution name used in genitive). The related forms include polski (masculine), polska (feminine nominative), and polskie (neuter or plural), which together cover the full gender and case system for the adjective.

In summary, polskiej serves as the feminine genitive/dative form of the Polish adjective meaning Polish, used to describe feminine nouns and to form phrases within broader expressions, including institutional names in their genitive construction.