dotyczcy

Dotyczcy is not a standard Polish word in the official lexicon. It is typically understood as a non-diacritic or misspelled variant of dotyczący, the present participle of the verb dotyczyć (to concern, to relate). In standard usage the form with diacritics, dotyczący (masculine), and its feminine and neuter forms, dotycząca and dotyczące, are used as adjectives to indicate relevance or relation to something.

In practice, dotyczący is used to modify nouns to express what is being referred to. For example, a phrase such as projekt dotyczący ochrony środowiska means “a project concerning environmental protection.” Another example is sprawa dotycząca danych osobowych, meaning “a matter concerning personal data.” The non-diacritic rendering dotyczcy may appear in contexts where diacritics are omitted, such as certain databases, programming identifiers, or older texts, but it is considered nonstandard in formal writing.

Etymologically, dotyczyć derives from Polish roots related to relating or concerning, and the present participle dotyczący functions as an attributive adjective in sentences. When writing in Polish, it is recommended to use the correctly spelled forms dotyczący, dotycząca, or dotyczące to ensure grammatical agreement with the noun they modify.

See also: dotyczyć, dotyczący, Polish grammar of participles.