zaludni

Zaludni is a Polish verb form used to indicate the action of making a place more densely populated. Grammatically, zaludni is the third-person singular present tense form of the verb zaludnić, whose basic meaning is to populate densely or to repopulate a region with people. The prefix za- combined with lud meaning “people” signals the addition of people to a space; the related noun zaludnienie denotes overcrowding, while zaludniony describes a place that is densely inhabited.

In use, zaludni appears in sentences describing planned or ongoing processes of repopulation. Examples: Projekt ma zaludnić region poprzez napływ migrantów. Nowe osiedla mają zaludnić miasto. In analysis, the term is often employed alongside demographic indicators such as population density, migration flows, and housing development.

The word belongs to standard Polish vocabulary and participates in the broader set of terms built from the stem lud. Related forms include zaludnić (to populate densely), zaludnienie (overcrowding or crowding), and zaludniony (densely populated). The term is rarely used outside Polish, though cognates or parallel constructions exist in other Slavic languages describing similar processes.

See also: zaludnić, zaludnienie, population density, migration, urbanization, demography.