domy

Domy is the Polish plural noun meaning houses or dwellings; it is the plural form of dom, which denotes a building used as a residence. In everyday Polish, domy can refer to any residential buildings collectively, or to a group of houses within a neighborhood. The term is common in real estate, urban planning, and everyday descriptions of housing stock.

Etymology and inflection: Dom comes from Proto-Slavic *domъ, with cognates in other Slavic languages such as Russian dom and Czech dům. In Polish, domy is the nominative plural; other forms change according to case and number (for example, domów in the genitive). The word is a masculine noun.

Usage and context: The word appears in compound phrases such as domy jednorodzinne (single-family houses) and domy wielorodzinne (multi-family buildings). It can describe physical housing stock in a city or region, and is commonly found in real estate listings and architectural descriptions. In some contexts, domy may appear as part of place names or as a surname, though such uses are uncommon.

See also: dom (house), housing, real estate.