ubek
Polish
Etymology
UB + -ek, with UB being an initialism of Urząd Bezpieczeństwa (literally "Security Office"), the official name of Stalinist secret police in Poland between 1944 and 1956
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.bɛk/
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Noun
ubek m pers
- (colloquial, historical) officer of Polish communist secret police between 1944 and 1956
- (colloquial, politics, derogatory) anyone with past ties to communist secret police
Declension
declension of ubek
singular | plural | |
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nominative | ubek | ubecy |
genitive | ubeka | ubeków |
dative | ubekowi | ubekom |
accusative | ubeka | ubeków |
instrumental | ubekiem | ubekami |
locative | ubeku | ubekach |
vocative | ubeku | ubecy |
Synonyms
(person with past ties to communist secret police): esbek
Derived terms
- ubecja