zyskowi

Zyskowi is the dative singular form of the Polish noun zysk, meaning profit or gain. The noun zysk is masculine and belongs to the second declension. In standard Polish grammar, zyskowi is used when the noun functions as the indirect object or appears in a dative construction, often to indicate the recipient, beneficiary, or otherwise affected party of an action. The form is part of the regular set of inflections for masculine nouns in Polish, which includes nominative zysk, genitive zysku, dative zyskowi, accusative zysk, instrumental zyskiem, locative zysku, and vocative zysku.

Etymology and related forms: zysk derives from Middle Polish zysk, itself from Proto-Slavic *zyskъ, with cognates in other Slavic languages. The dative form zyskowi appears as a natural extension of this noun’s declension pattern in modern Polish.

Usage: In contemporary Polish, zyskowi is relatively specialized. It occurs mainly in formal or technical writing and in sentences that require a dative object. In everyday speech, speakers often avoid the dative construction with zysk by rephrasing or by using genitive or other prepositional phrases (for example, na zysk czy dla zysku) to express related meanings.

See also: zysk, zyskowny, zyskowność, grammar of the Polish language.