wyboru

Wyboru is the genitive singular form of the Polish noun wybór, which denotes the act of choosing or the result of choosing a particular option. In everyday language, wybór refers to the process of selecting among alternatives and to the option that has been chosen. The term is used across various contexts, including everyday decisions, business, ethics, and biology, where it appears in the established phrase wybór naturalny for natural selection. In political discourse, elections are expressed with the plural form wybory rather than with wyboru; wyboru is not used to name an election event in ordinary speech.

Etymology and derivation: wybór derives from the verb wybrać (to choose, to pick out), itself formed with the prefix wy- (out, away) and the root brać (to take). The noun form characterizes either the act of choosing or the outcome—the chosen option.

Grammar and usage: wybór is a masculine noun. Common inflection includes: singular — nominative wybór, genitive wyboru, dative wyborowi, accusative wybór, instrumental wyborem, locative wyborze; plural — nominative wybory, genitive wyborów, dative wyborom, accusative wybory, instrumental wyborami, locative wyborach. The genitive wyboru is frequently used after verbs like dokonać (to perform/complete) or mieć (to have), as in dokonać wyboru (to make a choice) or mieć wybór (to have a choice).

Common phrases: dokonać wyboru, dokonać wyborów (plural), do wyboru (available for selection), wybór między opcjami, wybór naturalny (biological context).

See also: wybór, wybrać, wybierać, wybory.