walet
Middle English
Alternative forms
- wallett, walette
Etymology
Unknown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /waˈlɛt/, /ˈwalit/
Noun
walet
- A bag or knapsack (usually one used for the holding of essentials)
Descendants
- English: wallet
- Scots: wallet
References
- “walet, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-12-30.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French valet, from Old French vaslet, from Medieval Latin *vassellittus, diminutive of Late Latin vassallus (“manservant, domestic, retainer”), from Latin vassus (“servant”), from Gaulish *wassos (“young man, squire”), from Proto-Celtic *wastos (“servant”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈva.lɛt/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alɛt
- Syllabification: wa‧let
Noun
walet m anim
- (card games) jack
- walet karo ― jack of diamonds
- walet kier ― jack of hearts
- walet pik ― jack of spades
- walet trefl ― jack of clubs
Declension
Declension of walet
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | walet | walety |
| genitive | waleta | waletów |
| dative | waletowi | waletom |
| accusative | waleta | walety |
| instrumental | waletem | waletami |
| locative | walecie | waletach |
| vocative | walecie | walety |
Noun
walet m pers
- (colloquial) person who lives or sleeps somewhere illegally, because without registration, especially in dormitory (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
Declension
Declension of walet
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | walet | waleci |
| genitive | waleta | waletów |
| dative | waletowi | waletom |
| accusative | waleta | waletów |
| instrumental | waletem | waletami |
| locative | walecie | waletach |
| vocative | walecie | waleci |
Derived terms
adverb
- na waleta
Further reading
- walet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- walet in Polish dictionaries at PWN