bliszych

Bliszych is the genitive plural form of the Polish adjective bliski, meaning near or close. It is used when the noun it modifies is in the genitive plural, for example in phrases such as potrzeby bliskich (the needs of the close ones) or kontakt z bliskich członków rodziny (contact with family members). The base adjective has the forms bliższy (masculine singular), bliższa (feminine singular), bliższe (neuter singular), and plural forms such as bliżsi (masculine), bliższe (neuter), with the genitive plural being bliższych. In everyday writing, the form bliższych is standard; the non-diacritic variant bliszych may appear in texts where diacritics are omitted, but it is not the preferred spelling in proper Polish orthography.

Etymology traces bliski to a Proto-Slavic root related to distance or nearness, with cognates in other Slavic languages such as Russian ближний and Czech blízký. The sense of proximity encompasses physical closeness as well as figurative closeness in relationships or relevance.

Usage notes: bliszych is specifically a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item. It co-occurs with nouns in the genitive plural and can appear in various syntactic constructions, including possessive or descriptive phrases. The comparative and superlative forms of the adjective (bliższy, najbliższy) are related but used on different syntactic grounds.

See also: Polish grammar, adjectives, comparative forms, northern European languages with similar roots.