polka
English edit
Etymology edit
Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒl.kə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊ(l)kə/
- Rhymes: -ɒlkə, -əʊkə
Noun edit
polka (plural polkas)
- A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
- The music for this dance.
- A polka jacket.
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Verb edit
polka (third-person singular simple present polkas, present participle polkaing, simple past and past participle polkaed)
- (intransitive) To dance the polka.
Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
polka f
Declension edit
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Danish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
polka c (singular definite polkaen, plural indefinite polkaer)
Inflection edit
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | polka | polkaen | polkaer | polkaerne |
genitive | polkas | polkaens | polkaers | polkaernes |
Further reading edit
- “polka” in Den Danske Ordbog
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
polka f (plural polkas)
- polka (dance and music)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “polka”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
polka f (plural polkas)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Via German Polka or French polka from Czech polka and půlka
Noun edit
polka m (definite singular polkaen, indefinite plural polkaer, definite plural polkaene)
- polka (dance and music)
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Via German Polka or French polka from Czech polka and půlka
Noun edit
polka m (definite singular polkaen, indefinite plural polkaer or polkaar, definite plural polkaene or polkaane)
- polka (dance and music)
References edit
- “polka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
polka f (plural polkas)
- polka (dance)
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Czech polka. Doublet of półka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
polka f (diminutive poleczka)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
See polca.
Noun edit
polka f (plural polkas)
Further reading edit
- “polka”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014