This is the 16529th most frequent Polish word.
winowajcy
The Polish word "winowajcy" translates to "culprits" in English.
In this sentence, 'winowajcę' represents the perpetrator or the person responsible for committing the crime.
Policja szybko ujęła winowajcę zbrodni.
The police quickly apprehended the culprit of the crime.
Here, 'winowajcą' is used metaphorically to attribute responsibility for the event to the tree.
W czasie burzy wyłamało się kilka gałęzi, ale winowajcą było drzewo osłabione przez wcześniejsze wichury.
During the storm, several branches broke off, but the culprit was the tree weakened by previous gales.
In this usage, 'winowajca' refers to the true person responsible, suggesting a situation of misattributed blame.