po polskiemu

Polish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /pɔ pɔlˈskjɛ.mu/
• Syllabification: po pol‧skie‧mu

Adverb

po polskiemu (not comparable)

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

Further reading

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