Polish Suffixes Indicating Relationship

Koach wrote:

I read that -owa is wife of "insert surname," and -owna is daughter of "insert surname." Are these correct?

Yes it is correct, but as I said before it is somewhat old fashioned. Also, it only works with some surnames, never with the ones ending with -ski/ska or -cki/cka.
You can pretty much always use -owa and -ówna for the surnames ending with -ewicz and other endings.
Examples:

surname / surname+owa / surname+ówna

Karp / Karpowa / Karpówna
Śledź / Śledziowa / Śledziówna
Kowal / Kowalowa / Kowalówna
Gaca / Gacowa / Gacówna
Koach / Koachowa / Koachówna
and so on. Personally I would stick to the original surname.

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Koach
	Dec 21, 07, 20:51 #1 I would like to know more about the suffixes which are attached to surnames to show a relationship. I read that -owa is wife of "insert surname," and -owna is daughter of "insert surname." Are these correct? What are some others? I'd appreciate any help. \| Reply	Member Posts: 169 Joined: Jan 12, 07

RJ_cdn
	Edited by: RJ_cdn Dec 21, 07, 22:45 #2 Koach wrote: I read that -owa is wife of "insert surname," and -owna is daughter of "insert surname." Are these correct? Yes it is correct, but as I said before it is somewhat old fashioned. Also, it only works with some surnames, never with the ones ending with -ski/ska or -cki/cka. You can pretty much always use -owa and -ówna for the surnames ending with -ewicz and other endings. Examples: surname / surname+owa / surname+ówna Karp / Karpowa / Karpówna Śledź / Śledziowa / Śledziówna Kowal / Kowalowa / Kowalówna Gaca / Gacowa / Gacówna Koach / Koachowa / Koachówna and so on. Personally I would stick to the original surname. \| Reply	Member Posts: 344 Joined: Sep 10, 07