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-ski/-ska, -scy/ski, -wicz - Polish surnames help


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nikola
  Dec 19, 07, 13:07  #1

I know that if you're a guy you are -ski, a girl you are -ska and if you're married you're -scy/sky

But what rules apply to -ewicz ?

Dziekuje.
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RJ_cdn
Edited by: RJ_cdn  Dec 19, 07, 13:21  #2

Normally it does not change.
However, you can say (somewhat old fashioned way) for example
-ewiczowa - when talking about Mrs. -ewicz (wife of Mr -ewicz)
-ewiczówna - when taking about Miss -ewicz (daughter of Mr/Mrs -ewicz)

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nikola
  Dec 19, 07, 13:24  #3

thank you (:
Google wouldn't give me any answers.

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RJ_cdn
  Dec 19, 07, 13:25  #4

You're welcome

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Grzegorz_
  Dec 19, 07, 14:37  #5

Quoting: nikola
I know that if you're a guy you are -ski, a girl you are -ska


In Poland. In some countries (including USA) they say that there must be one version, so usually both men and women are -ski.


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telefonitika
  Dec 21, 07, 06:43  #6

nikola wrote:
nikola


i was told the same as you by the polish tutor at college regarding polish surnames :) but sometimes also the woman can choose whether to be a ski or ska really when she becomes married ....


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Davey
Edited by: Davey  Dec 21, 07, 21:19  #7

nikola wrote:
you're married you're -scy/sky


-scy is plural and used when talking about more than one person with the same lastname
I don't -sky is Polish, maybe Russian or Ukrainian


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gosiaczek
  Dec 22, 07, 06:52  #8

RJ_cdn wrote:
somewhat old fashioned way


yeah, I wouldn't use these forms


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