przepisem

Przepisem is the instrumental singular form of the Polish noun przepis. The base word przepis has several closely related meanings that share a common sense of an issued directive written down or set out in instructions. In everyday language the most familiar senses are a culinary instruction book, a medical order, and a legal provision.

In the culinary sense, przepis refers to a recipe—an arranged set of ingredients and steps for preparing a dish. Though przepisem can appear in formal or written contexts, the more common form in speech about cooking is simply przepis, or the phrase według przepisu kucharskiego to indicate following a specific recipe.

In a legal or administrative context, przepis denotes a provision or rule of law. Phrases such as zgodnie z przepisem prawa (in accordance with the provision of the law) use the instrumental form przepisem. This sense emphasizes written directives that govern behavior or procedures.

In the medical domain, przepis can refer to a doctor's instruction or order, though the word recepta (prescription) is the standard term in contemporary usage. In some formal or historical texts, przepis may still appear as a synonym for a medical order, but it is less common in everyday clinical language.

Etymologically, przepis derives from the broader notion of something written down or recorded as a rule or instruction. The instrumental form przepisem appears primarily in fixed expressions and formal prose, while the nominative przepis is more frequent in ordinary speech. See also przepis prawa and recepta as related terms in legal and medical contexts.