otaczajcy

Otaczajcy is not a standard form in Polish. It appears to be a nonstandard or misspelled variant of the active present participle otaczający, which means surrounding or encircling. The form may arise from removing diacritics or from a typographical error. In standard orthography and reference grammars, the forms otaczający (masculine singular nominative) and its inflected variants are used.

Etymology and morphology: The participle is derived from the verb otaczać and uses the common suffix -ący to form the active present participle. The standard masculine singular nominative is otaczający; feminine singular is otaczająca; neuter singular is otaczające. When diacritics are removed, these become otaczajacy, otaczajaca, and otaczajace. The form otaczajcy does not conform to standard morphology and is generally considered a misspelling or typographical variant.

Usage: As an adjective or participle, otaczający describes something that surrounds or encircles. It can modify nouns related to space or objects. Examples: otaczający teren (the surrounding area), otaczający pierścień (the encircling ring). The nonstandard form otaczajcy should be replaced by otaczający in formal writing.

See also: otaczać, otoczyć, otaczanie, otoczenie. In English, related concepts include surrounding or encircling.