przepisach

Przepisach is the locative plural form of the Polish noun przepis, which can refer to both a written instruction and a set of rules or provisions. It is used after prepositions such as w (in), według (according to), or zgodnie z (in accordance with) to indicate that something is described by or governed by certain rules or culinary directions. The form appears widely in legal, administrative, and everyday language.

The word przepis has at least two main senses. In everyday language, przepis denotes a culinary recipe: a fixed list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions to prepare a dish. In a legal or administrative context, przepis refers to a provision or rule laid down by authority, commonly used in phrases like przepisy prawa or przepisy regulaminu. The plural przepisy typically denotes the body of rules, while przepis describes an individual rule or instruction.

Context usually resolves potential ambiguity between senses. For example, within a kitchen or cookbook, przepis na ciasto means a recipe for cake; within a government document or contract, przepisy prawa or przepisy regulaminu refer to specific legal provisions. Adjectives such as kulinarny (culinary) or prawa (law) are often used to clarify meaning.

Etymology traces przepis to czasownik przepisać, meaning to write down or prescribe, reflecting the idea of a written instruction or rule. Today, przepis and its locative form przepisach remain common in both culinary and legal discourse in Polish.