wypiekiem

Wypiekiem is the instrumental singular form of the Polish noun wypiek, which denotes a baked product. In everyday language and in culinary contexts, a wypiek can refer to bread, pastry, cake, or the crust formed during baking. The term is tied to the process of baking and to the finished item that results from it.

Etymology and grammar: the word wypiek comes from the verb wypiec, meaning to bake through. As a masculine noun ending in -ek, it follows standard Polish declension. In singular, the forms include nominative wypiek, genitive wypieku, dative wypiekowi, instrumental wypiekiem, and locative wypieku. In plural, the common forms are nominative wypieki and instrumental wypiekami (with genitive wypieków).

Usage and context: wypiek is used in culinary writing, bakery catalogs, and food journalism to describe baked goods or the characteristics of baked items, such as crust color and texture. The instrumental form wypiekiem appears mainly in grammatically descriptive contexts or in older and more literary texts; contemporary prose more frequently relies on the nominative forms when naming products.

See also: wypiek, baking, bakery terminology, Polish grammar.