chemiczka

Polish

Etymology

From chemik +‎ -ka.

Noun

chemiczka f (male equivalent chemik)

1. (neologism) female equivalent of chemik (“chemist”)

Usage notes

May be perceived as forcefully politically correct; many authors prefer to use the indeclinable noun chemik f, or the phrase pani chemik f, in which only pani inflects for case.

Declension

Declension of chemiczka

	singular	plural
nominative	chemiczka	chemiczki
genitive	chemiczki	chemiczek
dative	chemiczce	chemiczkom
accusative	chemiczkę	chemiczki
instrumental	chemiczką	chemiczkami
locative	chemiczce	chemiczkach
vocative	chemiczko	chemiczki

Further reading

• chemiczka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• chemiczka in Polish dictionaries at PWN