Zwycizcy

Zwycięzcy is a Polish noun meaning "the winners." It is the masculine personal plural form of zwycięzca, the word for a winner. The feminine equivalents are zwyciężczyni (singular) and zwyciężczynie (plural). In everyday usage, the masculine plural can serve as a generic reference for a group of winners, including women, especially when the gender composition is mixed or unspecified.

Etymology and forms: Zwycięzcy derives from the verb zwyciężyć (to win) and the agent-noun suffix used in Polish to denote a person who achieves a result. The related noun zwycięstwo means "victory." The genitive plural form is zwycięzców, and the feminine plural is zwyciężczynie.

Usage: The term appears in sports reports, competition results, and other contexts where victors are named or described. Typical constructions include phrases like "zwycięzcy turnieju," "zwycięzcy zawodów," or "zostali zwycięzcami" (they became winners). The word is neutral and commonly used in formal and informal Polish.

Spelling and variants: A frequent misspelling is zwycizcy, which omits the correct accented letters and consonant cluster. The correct standard form is zwycięzcy (with ę and cz). Related terms include zwycięstwo (victory) and zwycięzca/zwyciężczyni (the individual winner, masculine and feminine forms).

See also: Zwycięstwo, Zwycięzca, Zwyciężczyni.