The Plural of Zloty?

What is the plural of Zloty?

Zloty, Zloties, Zlotys.... or something completely different.

I'm writing an article in English, but want to get it right.

I thought it was just 'zloty'...

złotych, but it depends on the number in the same way as lat/lata for years. you might want the advice of someone Polish!

Hmm... ok, what about if I were writing in English "I need to exchange a bunch of zlotys"?

Edit:
To use the word in English (I'm backtracking now), I'd stick to using the singular for all numbers:

1 Zloty, 2 Zloty...
1 Euro, 2 Euro...
1 Quid, 2 Quid...
etc.

kilka złotych?
have you tried google translate. it's not always right, but interesting nonetheless

I've got some coins here:

1 Złoty
2 Złote
5 Złotych

and my absolute favourite

1 grosz

in Polish its Złote and Złotych

use Złote with 2, 3 and 4 and then 22, 23, 24... 102, 103, 104... etc. as long as the number ends with 2, 3 or 4

use Złotych with 0, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11-21, 25-31, 35-41... etc. as long as the number ends with zero, one, and then 5-9 etc.

that forms change endings when used in different cases

Cheers guys.... I'm going to go with zloty (the main target readership is native English).

JustysiaS, what about "bunch of"?
grupy?

in English you can just use Zlotys

Surely this only scrapes the surface. As soon as you say you have some złoty or don't have, or thanks to the złoty (how many), my brain will start hurting again.

the falling exchange rate is the worst thing!

I hear złots or złotuwki used by some

as in >a load of Zlotys<? kupa Złotych, masa Złotych (the ending -ych goes with the Gen. case)

Sorry, guys... didn't mean to confuse you.

I am writing a feature in English, and need to mention <insert name of the Polish currency>

Does that make sense?

Just put down Zloty or PLN (the currency code of Polish Zloty)

you did say "in English"! I tend to use PLN!

LOL

Of course ;)

I'm confusing things. See JustysiaS answer above.

Cheers guys - normally, when I am writing factual stuff, I include PLN (but does one write PLN 200 or 200PLN... nooooo, that's another question for another day).

This is a kind of "and finally" type piece in a wider feature about Poland... written fairly coloquially, if you see what I mean.

Thanks everyone :)

I know it's called genitive, but in these number examples, I prefer to think of there being:

singular
plural
funny plural

One aardvark
Two aardvarks
Five of-aardvark


Informal name for złoty?

Where will the article be published LC?

Or do you not want to say?

In the UK ;)

200PLN, the number goes first ;)

Excellent, thanks - that saves me starting another thread next week:)

OK, how about when?

I'll let you know ;)

<goes all coy>

LOL

OK. Make sure you do! :D

zloty is plural.
just like pierogy

So what about złote and złotych like it says on the coins?

What's that about pierogi?

in polish :
1 (jeden) złoty
2 (dwa) złote
.......
5 (pięć) złotych
.....
128 (sto-dwadzieścia-osiem) złotych

Just use "zeta" i.e. "I have ten zeta (mam 10 zeta)" very informal...regards

złotych is the plural when referring to the currency unit.

złoty is not plural (the plural forms are złote and złotych depending on the figure) złoty is an adjective (it means golden in pl)

pierogi is plural for pieróg but this is a noun

as a monetary unit "złoty" functions as a noun.

Osiol's got it right.

as for złotówka it refers to individual coins rather than to expressing an amount of money.

You're right... I think it is called "rzeczownik odprzymiotnikowy" (?adjectival noun?)
I only wanted to indicate that złoty is not a regular noun (the "y" doesn't mean that złoty is plural)

Indeed, I have never heard of anyone talking about jeden złot. But should I have, by some curious twist of grammar?

Good call, but if writing an article in English, best to keep with PLN. If you really want to use "zloty" than keep it at "zloty"

Aaah, but the context was referring to "Zloties" in general, rather than a specific sum, if that makes sense.