w.
The twenty-eighth letter of the Polish alphabet, called wu and written in the Latin script.
Meaning & usage
The twenty-eighth letter of the Polish alphabet, called wu and written in the Latin script.
Where this word comes from
The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and w for development of the glyph itself.
denotes inessive position; in, at, on
Od roku mieszkam we Francji.
On siedzi w więzieniu za morderstwo.
denotes position in time; in, on
Urodziłem się w czerwcu.
W niedzielę zawsze chodzimy do kościoła.
denotes state; in
Byłem w szoku po wypadku.
Kupił dziewczynie naszyjnik w postaci serca.
denotes approximate position; at
Musi być coś, w czym jesteś dobry?
denotes illative movement; into, in, to
Włożył koszulę w spodnie.
Uderzyłem go prosto w twarz.
denotes a change of state; into
Stary młyn przekształcono w nowoczesne mieszkania.
Pokrój ziemniaki w małe kawałki.
used in some noun constructions to denote "in the pattern of" decorated with
koszula w kratkę
gepard w cętki
denotes length of time; within, in the space of, in
Cały egzamin skończyłem w godzinę.
denotes an amount or number; in, as, in a group of
Zróbmy coś fajnego, tylko w dwójkę.
Byliśmy w piątkę.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁énder. Proto-Slavic *vъ(n) Old Polish w Polish w Inherited from Old Polish w.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.