ubek

Polish edit

Etymology edit

From 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 edit

IPA^(key): /ˈu.bɛk/
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Rhymes: -ubɛk
Syllabification: u‧bek

Noun edit

ubek m pers

(colloquial, derogatory, historical) an officer of Polish communist secret police between 1944 and 1956
(colloquial, derogatory, historical, politics) anyone with past ties to the communist secret police

Declension edit

Declension of ubek

	singular	plural
nominative	ubek	ubecy/ubeki (deprecative)
genitive	ubeka	ubeków
dative	ubekowi	ubekom
accusative	ubeka	ubeków
instrumental	ubekiem	ubekami
locative	ubeku	ubekach
vocative	ubeku	ubecy

Derived terms edit

adjective

ubecki

noun

ubecja