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Wiktionary Appendix:Polish hard feminine noun declension

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Examples

Basic declension

singular plural
nominative dziewczyn·a dziewczyn·y
genitive dziewczyn·y dziewczyn
dative dziewczyn·ie dziewczyn·om
accusative dziewczyn·ę dziewczyn·y
instrumental dziewczyn·ą dziewczyn·ami
locative dziewczyn·ie dziewczyn·ach
vocative dziewczyn·o dziewczyn·y

Moving e

In some words an e is inserted in the genitive plural to break up a final consonant cluster.

singular plural
nominative wiosn·a wiosn·y
genitive wiosn·y wiosen
dative wiosn·ie wiosn·om
accusative wiosn·ę wiosn·y
instrumental wiosn·ą wiosn·ami
locative wiosn·ie wiosn·ach
vocative wiosn·o wiosn·y

Change of o to ó

Words with an o in the final syllable change it to ó in the genitive plural.

singular plural
nominative krow·a krow·y
genitive krow·y krów
dative krow·ie krow·om
accusative krow·ę krow·y
instrumental krow·ą krow·ami
locative krow·ie krow·ach
vocative krow·o krow·y

Palatalization

Palatalization (or 'softening') can bring about changes in the stem in the dative and locative singular. The endings may also be affected.

singular plural singular plural
nominative kobiet·a kobiet·y fizyk·a fizyk·i
genitive kobiet·y kobiet fizyk·i fizyk
dative kobiecie kobiet·om fizyce fizyk·om
accusative kobiet·ę kobiet·y fizyk·ę fizyk·i
instrumental kobiet·ą kobiet·ami fizyk·ą fizyk·ami
locative kobiecie kobiet·ach fizyce fizyk·ach
vocative kobiet·o kobiet·y fizyk·o fizyk·i

List of palatalizations

  • die Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert): \to
dzie
  • gie Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert): \to
dze
  • kie Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert): \to
ce
  • lie Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert): \to
li
  • łie Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert): \to
le
  • rie Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert): \to
rze
  • tie Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert): \to
cie
  • żie Failed to parse (PNG conversion failed; check for correct installation of latex, dvips, gs, and convert): \to
ży
  • ...


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