muzykom

Muzykom is the dative plural form of the Polish noun muzyk, which means musician. In Polish, nouns decline by case and number, so muzyk has several plural forms: nominative muzycy, genitive muzyków, dative muzykom, instrumental muzykami, locative muzykach, and vocative muzycy. The dative plural muzykom is used to indicate the indirect object or recipient in sentences involving more than one musician.

The form appears in contexts where actions are directed toward musicians, such as thanking, helping, or addressing them. For example: Dziękuję muzykom za koncert. This use of the dative plural shows that the action is performed for or toward the musicians rather than the musicians performing the action themselves. The word itself is not a separate lexeme; it is the inflected form of muzyk according to Polish grammar.

Muzykom contrasts with related forms of the same noun: muzycy (nominative plural, the musicians), muzyk (singular), and muzyków (genitive or accusative plural). Correct usage depends on number and case within the sentence. As a common noun referring to performers, the term appears across journalism, criticism, program notes, and everyday speech, whenever multiple musicians are the indirect object of a verb or preposition requiring the dative case.