pomylnie
Pomylnie is a Polish adverb that denotes doing something in a mistaken manner or by mistake. In contemporary standard Polish, the adverbs most commonly used to express error are pomylkowo or through the phrase przez pomyłkę. As a result, pomylnie appears only rarely and is mostly found in older texts, regional dialects, or as a marginal form. Its usage is not widespread in modern language references.
The form is generally understood to derive from the verb pomylić (to confuse or to make a
In formal or contemporary writing, pomylnie may sound archaic or stylistically odd, and readers are more likely
- Pomylnie zinterpretowano jego wypowiedź. (Her statement was interpreted in a mistaken way.)
- Dane zostały pomylnie odczytane w raporcie. (The data were read incorrectly in the report.)
Related terms include pomyłka (a mistake), pomylić (to mistake, to confuse), pomylony (mistaken), and pomylkowo (mistakenly).