Talk:rodzaj nijaki

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rodzaj nijaki

This looks like an unidiomatic sum of its parts to me:

• rodzaj nijaki (“neuter gender”) = rodzaj (“gender”) + nijaki (“neuter”)

Or am I missing something? — I.S.M.E.T.A. 16:21, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Nijaki can also mean "bland, featureless, unremarkable", while rodzaj may mean "kind, sort (genre?)"; but "unremarkable kind" would rather be nijaki rodzaj. But otherwise, not really. Keφr 17:27, 16 October 2013 (UTC) — IFYPFY. — I.S.M.E.T.A. 17:48, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Are Polish adjectives normally prepositive or postpositive? — I.S.M.E.T.A. 17:48, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

The fact that nijaki can mean more than one thing is why we have more than one meaning at nijaki. It's not a massive coincidence. Mglovesfun (talk) 21:14, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Normally prepositive, but they are often postpositive in set phrases. Postpositive adjective suggests a more non-literal/idiomatic meaning. Prepositive adjectives are more likely to be read literally, although the less literal meaning should also be recognised by a native speaker. Rodzaj nijaki is a set phrase. Whether it is an idiom I recognise as disputable. Keφr 21:29, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Keep. A grammatical term and a set expression. --Anatoli ^{(обсудить}/^вклад) 22:46, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

OK then, I defer to you (Keφr), in that case. Keep. — I.S.M.E.T.A. 23:28, 16 October 2013 (UTC)

Kept --Anatoli ^{(обсудить}/^вклад) 01:51, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

--Anatoli ^{(обсудить}/^вклад) 01:52, 15 April 2014 (UTC)