Novak
See also: novak and Novák
English
Etymology
From Czech Novák, Slovak Novák, Slovene Novak, Serbo-Croatian Nȍvāk, or Polish Nowak.
Proper noun
Novak
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Novak is the 980th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 35,461 individuals. Novak is most common among White (95.6%) individuals.
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɔvak/
Proper noun
Novak m (genitive Novaka) declension pattern chlap
- A surname.
Declension
Declension of Novak
singulare tantum | |
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nominative | Novak |
genitive | Novaka |
dative | Novakovi |
accusative | Novaka |
locative | Novakovi |
instrumental | Novakom |
Further reading
- Novak in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
Slovene
Etymology
From:
- nov (“new”), for "newcomer to the village".
- novina (“new arable land”), as an occupational surname for people who used the slash-and-burn method to create new arable land. Derived in a similar way: Novinec.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔʋàːk/
Proper noun
Novák m anim
- A surname. By statistics, it's the most common surname in Slovenia.
Inflection
Masculine anim., hard o-stem | ||
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nominative | Novák | |
genitive | Nováka | |
singular | ||
nominative | Novák | |
accusative | Nováka | |
genitive | Nováka | |
dative | Nováku | |
locative | Nováku | |
instrumental | Novákom |