dzikiego

Dzikiego is a declined form of the Polish adjective dziki, meaning wild, untamed, or feral. Specifically, dzikiego is the genitive singular form and also appears in other cases where the adjective must agree with a masculine or neuter noun in number and case. In everyday language, it functions as an attribute describing a noun, but in this form it marks possession or relation in phrases such as “mięso dzikiego dzika” (meat of a wild boar) or “towar dzikiego zwierza” (goods of a wild animal).

Usage and examples

Dzikiego is most commonly seen when the noun it describes is in the genitive singular or when the adjective takes a form that agrees with masculine animate nouns in other cases. A typical usage is in phrases like “dzikiego dzika” (a wild boar, with dzikiego describing dzika in a sentence such as Zobaczyłem dzikiego dzika – I saw a wild boar). It can also appear with neuter nouns in certain constructions, where the gender and case align to produce the same form. The form contrasts with dzikie (neuter or feminine plural) and dzika (nominative feminine or genitive singular for some nouns), illustrating Polish adjective declension.

Etymology

The word dziki derives from the Proto-Slavic root meaning wild or untamed, mirrored in other Slavic languages. Dzic się has evolved into various grammatical forms in Polish to agree with different nouns across cases, numbers, and genders.

See also

dziki, dzika, dzik, Polish grammar, declension.