Zwycizców

Zwycięzców is the genitive plural form of the Polish noun zwycięzca, meaning "winner" or "victor." It is used in phrases where the noun is in the genitive case, typically to indicate possession or a relationship of association, such as lists, prizes, or descriptions involving multiple winners.

Etymology and form: The base word zwycięzca comes from the verb zwyciężyć, meaning "to win" or "to defeat." In the genitive plural, the ending changes to -ów, yielding zwycięzców. The nominative plural form is zwycięzcy, which is distinct from the genitive plural zwycięczów.

Usage notes: Zwycięczów appears in contexts like "lista zwycięzców" (the list of winners), "nagroda dla zwycięzców" (the prize for the winners), or "imiona zwycięzców turnieju" (the names of the winners of the tournament). It should not be confused with the nominative plural zwycięzcy, which would be used when directly referring to the winners as the subjects of a sentence. In general, zwycięzców is used after other nouns (e.g., lista, nagroda, tytuły) or with prepositions that require genitive, such as dla.

See also: zwycięzca, zwyciężyć, zwycięstwo. The form zwycięzców is a standard genitive plural in Polish and is part of common noun inflection patterns for masculine animate agents.