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/

Adverb

po polskiemu (not comparable)

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