wojen

Wojen is the genitive plural form of the Polish noun wojna, which means "war." It is a grammatical inflection used to express quantity or association with multiple wars in sentences where the head noun is wojna. For example, nie ma wojen means “there are no wars,” and historia wojen i konfliktów means “the history of wars and conflicts.” The form is common in written Polish when referring to more than one war in genitive contexts.

Etymology and related forms: The noun wojna comes from Proto-Slavic and has cognates in other Slavic languages, such as Russian voyna (война) and Ukrainian viyna (війна). The genitive plural wojen is the standard grammatical form in modern Polish for expressing “of wars” or “several wars.” The nominative plural, used for the subject of a sentence, is wojny, while other cases have their own distinct endings.

Usage and note: In contemporary Polish, woje n is primarily encountered as part of inflected phrases rather than as a standalone lexical item. It appears in historical writing, formal discourse, and general language when discussing multiple conflicts, eras defined by warfare, or the absence/presence of war in a given context. Its use helps convey quantity and attribution without repeatedly repeating the singular noun.

See also: wojna, wojny.