piciokrotna

Piciokrotna is a nonstandard, mainly informal variant of the Polish adjective pięciokrotna, meaning “fivefold.” It is not recognized in standard dictionaries and is generally considered a misspelling or playful alteration rather than a correct form. The standard form remains pięciokrotna for feminine nouns, pięciokrotny for masculine, and pięciokrotne for neuter.

Etymology and form: The word would be understood as a fusion of pięć (five) and the suffix -krotna, which derives from the productive -krotny/-krotna pattern used to express multiplicity (for example, dwukrotny, trzykrotny, pięciokrotny). The intermediate vowel written as i in piciokrotna is not part of the normative spelling and is typically the result of typographical errors, phonetic mishearing, or creative wordplay.

Usage and reliability: In formal writing, technical documents, or standard Polish usage, piciokrotna should be avoided. The correct form in context would be pięciokrotna (feminine), pięciokrotny (masculine), or pięciokrotne (neuter), depending on the noun it modifies. For example, “pięciokrotna liczba” (fivefold number) or “pięciokrotny wzrost” (fivefold growth) are proper expressions.

See also: pięciokrotność, pięciokrotny, dwukrotny, trzykrotny.