Language / PROPER INFLECTION OF RZECZPOSPOLITA [13]

Isn't it true that in Old Polish krasny could mean both beautiful and red. These words alternate variouslty in the difference Slavonic tongues, sometimes producing humorous situaitons.

A Polish commie official in the PRL era was remarking at a commemroation about a Czech woman revolutionary and said soemthign like: U niej był krasny żiwot.

Czech is not my forte, but I think it came out meaning: She had a red belly.
Or how about Żeromski's: "Kakaja krasnaja roża" (a Pole was commenting in what he thought was Russian on a beautiful rose some woman had on her outfit, but it came out as: "What a red snout or mug!")

Language / (part 2) Polish Language Pronunciation - Sample Words and Phrases [311]

I did not say these were registered words. They are neologisms to be sure, but the question was whether you could understand their meaning. Esp. those forum members who beleive that a language is a constantly evolving mechanism should appreciate the fact that a neologism may get repeated and in time even make its way into the language. But schamienie or schłopienie (skmiecenie?) are OK too.

Language / PROPER INFLECTION OF RZECZPOSPOLITA [13]

Another example of an indepedently inflected adective-noun combination is Krasnystaw (a town in the Lublin region, literally -- beautiful pond):
do Krasnegostawu, w Krasnymstawie.
However, at times the adjective merges with the noun (I think in Polish this is called a zrost) and you get Białobrzegi, where the biało part does not change: Do Białobrzegów, w Białobrezgach. .

This is similar to a wide variety of nongeographic adjective-noun, adjective-adjective and noun-noun combinations such as długopis, śrobokręt, krokociąg, wiatrochron, czarnoskóry, małosolny, leworęczny, gładkolufowy, etc.

Language / (part 2) Polish Language Pronunciation - Sample Words and Phrases [311]

Although possibly not registered, I think every native speaker of Polish would understand the meaning of włościanieć and its gerundal form zwłościanienie (becoming peasant-like). However, if you need a lexicographic stamp of officialiaty, Markowski's Słownik Ortograficzny includes the verb chłopieć which means the same thing. Different words for peasant have included: chłop, włościanin and kmieć.

Language / (part 2) Polish Language Pronunciation - Sample Words and Phrases [311]

peasantisation, rusticisation = zwłościanienie(?)

Language / PROPER INFLECTION OF RZECZPOSPOLITA [13]

sing.
nom. rzecz
gen. rzeczy
dat. rzeczy
acc. rzecz
instr. rzeczą
loc. rzeczy
voc. rzeczy

pl.
nom. rzeczy
gen.rzeczy
dat. rzeczom
acc. rzeczy
instr. rzeczami
loc.rzeczach
voc. rzeczy

Language / PROPER INFLECTION OF RZECZPOSPOLITA [13]

here rzeczy is gen. singular. It could be plural (republics) but then the whole thing would be: rzeczypospolitych

Language / (part 2) Polish Language Pronunciation - Sample Words and Phrases [311]

Merged:PRONUNCIATON OF FEMINIE -IKA & -YKA NOUNS

The peasant manner of imposing the penultimate stress on -ika and -yka nounds of Greek origin and 1st and 2nd person plural verbs in the past tense seems to be spreading.

Eg po-LI-ty-ka, FA-bry-ka and bo-TA-ni-ka as well as BY-liśmy being mispronounced as po-li-TY-ka, fa-BRY-ka, bo-ta-NI-ka and by-LIŚ-my.
It started when the communist rabble seized power after the war, but does not seem to have been stemmed after a free Poland re-emerged in 1989. In fact one can occasionally hear even reputedly educated people speaking this way. In addition to americanisation, is peasatisation the language's wave of the future?

Language / PROPER INFLECTION OF RZECZPOSPOLITA [13]

I have checked Markowski's Wielki Słownik Ortograficzny Jęz. Polskiego (1999) which gives both options as equally correct. Personally I prefer the traditonal, more classic and classier sounding "rzeczypospolitej", but to each his own.

USA, Canada / Polonia and things related in S' Diego area [8]

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Language / POLONIANISMS? [11]

Contamination/kontaminacja

Genealogy / Kodacki surename [5]

No Kodackis in Poland. There are 11 people surnamed Kodecki. Nine live in southern Poland. The remaining two live in or near the central city of £ódź.

USA, Canada / Polish Resturants in chicago [12]

What about Szarotka in LA at 3400 W. Adams Blvd?
In fact they're looking for a good cook!!!

USA, Canada / Polish Bakeries in California? [6]

Polka Deli has got traditonal Polish delicacies as well as Polish imports. Dunno if babka is included.
It is at 1710 Tustin Ave in Orange, CA.
tel. (714) 974-8276

News / BOOZE & CAR TAX TO AID POLAND'S NEEDY? [23]

I believe soemone already owning a 2000+ car will not be taxed. Only those pruchasing one at present.

Life / What to wear for winter in Poland [51]

I may be wrong, but I would have thought the original questioner's interest was in how to dress for Poland's winter weather. Standing at a tram stop (and the shelters don't help much) in a blizzard amid -20 degree temperatures is no picnic.Winters in Poland are far harsher than in the British Isles, whether one is clad in Versace, Benneton, Gucci or Made in China stuff.

News / Helena Wolinska dead [90]

Mea maxima culpa! A cursory glance seemed to indicate the topic hadn't been raised. Only proves that haste makes waste!

News / Helena Wolinska dead [90]

Helen Wolińska (real name: Fajga Mindla) has died at 89 in Britain where she had been a political fugitive for many years. A Stalinist military prosecutor, she was instrumental in the jailing, torture and death of Polish freedom-fighters, including Gen. August Emil Fieldorf. The Jewish communist held many other important posts in the former Soviet-backed regime until the ruling communist party udner Władysław Gomułka staged an anti-Semitic purge in 1968. Despite numerous Polish requests, the Brits had refused to extradite Wolińska to stand trial as a Stalinist criminal in Poland.

Genealogy / the surname "Dragulski" [5]

There are only 85 Dragulskis in Poland. The largest cluster is found in and around the eastern city of Biała Podlaska (28), and a smaller one in the Rzersów area (18) to the south. Having a rare surname makes it easier to touch base with long-lost realtions. We can only sympathise with the poor Nowaks and Kowalskis who have only a name to go on.

Language / POLISH VERBS RICHER THAN ENGLISH ONES!? [12]

Truth to tell, wing-flapping birds can also be described with lecieć as in bociany już lecą do ciepłych krajów. However when wing flutter is prominent, say you flushed a bird in the brush, you'd probably say odfrunął, although odleciał is also possible.

But with planes one would use frunąć only for humorous effect. At least, that's my impression.

Genealogy / Schmude (Szmude) [7]

Schmude would be the way a native speaker of German would pronounce the common Polish surname Żmuda (which means a waste of time). Anyone know if Schmude mean anything in German?

Genealogy / Ryszkowska/Gryszkowska from old Polish Town from pre-1930 ("antowi zcizus") [14]

Localities that could have generated the toponmyic nickname Ryszkowski inlcude Ryszki, Ryszkowa Wola and possibly also Ryszewko.
There doesn't appear to be any locality within today's borders from which Gryszkowski/Gryczkowski could have been derived.