porzdku

Porządek is a Polish noun meaning order, neatness, arrangement, or the state of being orderly. It can refer to the physical arrangement of objects, the discipline or organization of a group, or the broader sense of social or legal regulation—what is allowed, proper, and predictable in a given context. Common phrases include utrzymać porządek (to maintain order), porządek publiczny (public order), and ład i porządek (order and discipline).

Etymology and forms: The word comes from the verb porządkować, meaning to arrange or tidy. The noun porządek denotes the result of such arranging. In inflected forms, the base noun appears as porządek in the nominative singular, with porządku as the genitive, dative, and locative singular forms.

Usage: Porządek is widely used across domains. Physically, it describes tidiness and organization, as in porządek w domu (order in the home) or porządek na biurku (order on the desk). In social and legal contexts, it refers to the maintenance of lawful and orderly conduct, public safety, and institutional discipline. Phrases like porządek dnia (the day’s schedule) and porządek prawny (the legal order) illustrate its breadth.

Mathematics and related fields: In mathematics and theoretical discourse, porządek denotes an ordering relation on a set, with terms such as porządek liniowy (linear order) or porządek częściowy (partial order).

Notes: When writing without diacritics in some contexts, porządku is rendered as porzadku in the genitive singular.