Bolek
Czech
Etymology
Boleslav + -ek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbolɛk/
Proper noun
Bolek m
- a diminutive of the male given name Boleslav
Declension
Declension of Bolek
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Bolek | Bolkové |
genitive | Bolka | Bolků |
dative | Bolkovi | Bolkům |
accusative | Bolka | Bolky |
vocative | Bolku | Bolkové |
locative | Bolkovi | Bolcích |
instrumental | Bolkem | Bolky |
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.lɛk/
Bolek (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlɛk
- Syllabification: Bo‧lek
Proper noun
Bolek m pers
- a diminutive of the male given name Bolesław
- (politics, derogatory) Lech Wałęsa
Usage notes
Sense #2 is derived from Wałęsa's codename as a supposed informant of the communist secret police.
Declension
Declension of Bolek
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Bolek | Bolkowie |
genitive | Bolka | Bolków |
dative | Bolkowi | Bolkom |
accusative | Bolka | Bolków |
instrumental | Bolkiem | Bolkami |
locative | Bolku | Bolkach |
vocative | Bolku | Bolkowie |
Further reading
- Bolek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Bolek in Polish dictionaries at PWN