rocznikowe

Rocznikowe is a Polish adjective formed from the noun rocznik, which has several related meanings, including a calendar year, an issue or edition, and a birth year or cohort. The term rocznikowe describes nouns that pertain to a specific year or to a particular birth cohort, or that originate in a given year. It is used across various domains to indicate year-based or cohort-based relevance.

Common contexts for the term include vehicles and equipment, demography and statistics, and publishing. In automotive and industrial language, phrases like cz części rocznikowe or wyposażenie rocznikowe signalize parts or equipment intended for a specific model year. In demography, rocznikowe dane or grupy rocznikowe refer to data or cohorts defined by birth year. In publishing, while rocznik typically denotes an annual publication, rocznikowe usage can appear in descriptions of annual reports or year-specific issues.

Usage and nuance are relatively straightforward but rely on context. The meaning of rocznikowe is determined by the noun it modifies, which can indicate the year of manufacture, the year of edition, or the birth year of a group. Without sufficient context, rocznikowe can be ambiguous between production year, edition year, or birth-year cohort, so it is common to pair it with a clarifying noun in formal or technical writing.

See also: rocznik, rok urodzenia, grupa wiekowa, wydanie rocznikowe.