woluminów

Woluminów is a form in Polish used in bibliographic language as the genitive plural of wolumin. A wolumin denotes a single volume within a multi-volume work or a standalone book that forms part of a larger edition. In everyday usage, the term wolumin is often interchangeable with tom, though wolumin tends to appear more in formal cataloging and bibliographic contexts.

Etymology and form. The word wolumin is borrowed from Latin volumen, through the historical development of European book terminology. The plural forms reflect standard Polish inflection: wolumin (singular), woluminy (nominative plural), and woluminów (genitive plural). The construction woluminów appears when referring to multiple volumes in relation to other elements, such as a description, catalog entry, or ownership.

Usage in libraries and bibliographies. In catalog records and scholarly references, wolumin typically identifies a discrete part of a multi-volume work. Phrases such as liczba woluminów (the number of volumes), opis woluminów serii (the description of the series’ volumes), or dane o woluminach (data about the volumes) exemplify its use. While tom is also common in Polish, wolumin often carries a more formal or archival connotation.

Relation to other terms. Tom and wolumin are closely related; both denote a single book within a larger set. Tom is more widely used in everyday language and publishing, whereas wolumin is more common in academic, library, and archival contexts. Some editions distinguish between volumes by labels such as I–IV, but the exact terminology can vary by publisher or library tradition.

See also: tom (książka), wydanie tomowe, bibliografia, katalog biblioteczny.