spisów

Spis is a Polish noun that denotes a list, register, or inventory—an organized collection of items, entries, or records. The form spisów is the genitive plural of spis, and it appears in phrases where a genitive plural is required (for example, pięć spisów). The nominative plural is spisy, and other case forms follow standard Polish declension (spisu, spisowi, spisem, spisie).

Common uses of the word span several domains. In accounting and administration, spis refers to inventories or ledgers, such as spis z natury (physical inventory) or spis inwentarza. In public statistics and governance, spis powszechny means a census, and spis ludności refers to population counts. In publishing and documentation, spis treści denotes the table of contents, although the phrase is typically used in the singular, with plural forms appearing mainly when discussing multiple works or editions.

Etymology and history: spis is derived from the verb spisać, meaning to write down or register. The term has been used in Polish for centuries to describe a written record kept for administrative, fiscal, or informational purposes and remains common in both formal and everyday language.

See also: spis powszechny, spis z natury, spis treści, inwentarz, lista.