semantycznym

Semantycznym is the instrumental singular form of the Polish adjective semantyczny, meaning semantic or relating to meaning. It is used to describe aspects connected with semantics, such as meaning content or interpretation, rather than syntax, phonology, or pragmatics. The expression w sensie semantycznym is a common way to say "in the semantic sense."

Grammatically, semantycznym is one of the instrumental forms; the feminine instrumental singular is semantyczną, the neuter instrumental singular is also semantycznym. It is used with masculine or neuter nouns in the instrumental case, for example in the phrases w sensie semantycznym and pod kątem semantycznym.

Etymology: semantyczny derives from semantyka (semantics), which comes from Greek semantikos meaning "significant" (from sema "sign"). The Polish term semantyka and related adjectives entered the language through scholarly usage in the 19th and 20th centuries, with semantyczny developing as the adjectival form to describe semantic concepts.

In practice, semantycznym appears primarily in academic writing on linguistics, philosophy of language, artificial intelligence, and information retrieval, where distinctions between semantic meaning and other aspects of language are discussed. It is part of the broader lexicon surrounding semantics and is often contrasted with terms related to syntax or pragmatics.