wyrazowa

Wyrazowa is the feminine singular form of the Polish adjective wyrazowy, meaning “word-related” or “lexical.” In linguistic and lexicographic contexts, wyrazowa describes properties tied to words themselves, rather than to their grammatical behavior or sentence function. The adjective is part of a standard Polish morphological paradigm: wyrazowy (masc.), wyrazowa (fem.), wyrazowe (neut.).

Morphology and usage

The root wyraz comes from the noun wyraz, meaning “word.” The suffix -owy forms adjectives, yielding wyrazowy in the masculine form and wyrazowa in the feminine. In compounds, wyrazowa appears in phrases such as forma wyrazowa (the surface form of a word) or wartość wyrazowa (lexical value). In many linguistic traditions, these compounds help distinguish word-level/lexical aspects from purely grammatical or syntactic ones.

Contexts and meanings

Wyrazowa is commonly encountered in descriptions of lexical items, word forms, or dictionary-related terminology. It is less often used as a stand-alone predicate and more as a modifier in noun phrases. The terminology around word forms frequently contrasts wyrazowa forma with lemma or forma podstawowa, which refer to the canonical or dictionary form of a word.

Related terms

Related concepts include wyraz (word), forma wyrazowa, forma podstawowa (lemma), forma fleksyjna (inflected form), and morfologia (morphology). While wyrazowa denotes word-centered attributes, other terms in linguistics focus on grammatical or syntactic properties.

Notes

Wyrazowa is a standard, inflected form of a common Polish adjective. Its precise usage depends on the stylistic and terminological preferences of scholars and writers in linguistics and lexicography.