Polish

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Etymology

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Literally, after [one's] husband.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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po mężu (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (idiomatic) from marriage (used to indicate married name of a woman)
    Hyponyms: primo voto, secundo voto, tertio voto
    Anna Nowak, po mężu Kowalska.Anna Nowak, married name Kowalska.

Further reading

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  • po mężu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • po mężu in Polish dictionaries at PWN