stosunku

Stosunku is the genitive singular form of the Polish noun stosunek. The base noun stosunek has several closely related meanings that are widely used in Polish.

Meanings and usage

- Relationship or connection: the way two or more things or people relate to each other, e.g., stosunek między państwami (the relationship between states) or stosunek do problemu (attitude toward a problem).

- Ratio or proportion: the comparative relation between quantities, e.g., stosunek 2 do 1 (a 2-to-1 ratio).

- Employment relationship: a term used in labor and civil law to denote the relation of an employee to an employer, as in stosunek pracy (the employment relationship).

- Sexual intercourse: in more formal or clinical contexts, stosunek płciowy or miec stosunek refers to sexual intercourse.

Grammar

Stosunek is masculine and declined as follows: singular — nominative stosunek, genitive stosunku, dative stosunkowi, accusative stosunek, instrumental stosunkiem, locative stosunku; plural — nominative stosunki, genitive stosunków, dative stosunkom, accusative stosunki, instrumental stosunkami, locative stosunkach.

Etymology

Stosunek derives from a Slavic root related to placing, arrangement, or connection. The form stosunku is the genitive singular, used in constructions requiring this case.

See also

Relacja, związek, proporcja, stosowanie, stosunek pracy.