Gromadzcych

Gromadzcych is a non-diacritic Polish form derived from the verb gromadzić, meaning to gather or accumulate. It is typically the genitive plural form of the present active participle gromadzący, which denotes someone or something that gathers. In standard spelling, the present active participle has forms such as gromadzący (masculine singular), gromadzaca (feminine singular), and gromadzące (neuter singular), with the genitive plural appearing as gromadzących. When diacritics are omitted, the form may appear as gromadzcych.

The term is mainly encountered in grammatically described phrases rather than as a separate lexical entry. It functions as an attributive element referring to a group or individuals who perform the action of gathering. For example, in non-diacritic writing one can find constructions like Grupa gromadzacych pracownikow protestowala, meaning “A group of those gathering workers protested.” Such usage is more common in formal, administrative, or historical texts, or in contexts where diacritics are omitted for technical reasons.

Etymology and meaning: gromadzić is built from the stem gromad- (related to crowd or assembly) with the suffix -ić or -ący to form the present active participle. The participle gromadzący denotes active gathering, and its genitive plural gromadzących names the group performing the action. The non-diacritic variant gromadzcych preserves the same morphological function but without Polish diacritics.

See also: gromadzenie (assembly, gathering); gromadzić (to gather); present active participles in Polish; non-diacritic orthography.