wschodów

Wschodów is the genitive plural form of the Polish noun wschód, which has two main meanings in Polish: east (the cardinal direction) and sunrise (the moment the sun appears on the horizon). The form wschodów is used in grammatical contexts that require the genitive plural, for example after numerals and in expressions describing quantities or measures.

In practical usage, wschodów appears most often in phrases where the noun is governed by another element that requires the genitive plural. Common examples include constructions with numerals five and higher, such as pięć wschodów, or phrases like liczba wschodów (the number of sunrises) or wiele wschodów (many sunrises). The form can also appear in descriptive expressions referring to multiple sunrises or eastern occurrences in a time frame or region.

From a linguistic perspective, wschód has a standard Polish declension with the noun’s forms changing across cases and numbers. The nominative plural wschody corresponds to “the sunrises” or “the eastern regions,” while the genitive plural wschodów marks possession, quantity, or association in contexts that call for this case.

Beyond grammar, the root meaning remains tied to two related concepts: geography (east as a direction) and astronomy/meteorology (sunrise). In scientific or descriptive writing, wschód (and its plural forms) may appear in discussions of horizons, sunrise times, or eastern location relative to a studied area. See also wschód and zachód for related directional terms.