Polish edit

Etymology edit

Deliberate substitution of polskiemu, the modern dative case form of polski (Polish), for the standard, historical form polsku in the expression po polsku (in the Polish language; the Polish way).

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

po polskiemu (not comparable)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, idiomatic) in a very ungrammatical Polish language

Further reading edit

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