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Sorbian spelling is also closer to Czech, though it does include more Polish elements than the aforementioned languages. Polish-based orthographies are used for Kashubian and usually Silesian, both spoken in Poland. The letter "ƶ" is a historical allograph for ż. [citation needed]
The Polish alphabet (Polish: alfabet polski, abecadło) is the script of the Polish language, the basis for the Polish system of orthography. It is based on the Latin alphabet but includes certain letters (9) with diacritics : the acute accent – kreska : ć, ń, ó, ś, ź ; the overdot – kropka : ż ; the tail or ogonek – ą, ę ; and ...
When Polish individuals emigrate to countries with different languages and cultures, the often-difficult spelling and pronunciation of Polish names commonly cause them to be misspelled, changed, shortened, or calqued. [24] For example, in English, w is often changed to v and sz to sh. Similar changes occur in French.
Pronounced "Bubbeh" or "Bubbee" and "Zaydeh" or "Zaydee," these are the Yiddish words for grandmother and grandfather. 3. Babcia and Dziadziu. From our Polish pals, you pronounce it bop-cha and ja ...
The morphology of the Polish language is characterised by a fairly regular system of inflection (conjugation and declension) as well as word formation.Certain regular or common alternations apply across the Polish morphological system, affecting word formation and inflection of various parts of speech.
Gretzky (Belarusian: Грэцкі; Russian: Грецкий) is a Belarusian and Russian family name.In Poland the surname is Grecki.. The name is best known in English speaking countries as the surname of Canada's most famous hockey player, Wayne Gretzky.
The word "dziad" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *dědъ (pl. *dědi) meaning primarily "grandfather", "an old man with an honorable position in the family", "ancestor" and "old man". The second meaning is "spirit, demon" (compare Polish dziadzi (adjective) considered a euphemism from diabli (adjective of "devil"), Kashubian.
This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Polish on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Polish in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.