Janek
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Janek m anim
- (colloquial) a diminutive of the male given name Jan
- 1922, Karel Čapek, Věc Makropulos[1]:
- Janek vás miloval! Zabil se pro vás!
- Janek loved you! He killed himself for you!
- (derogatory) Alternative form of janek (“fool”)
- Synonyms: blázen, hloupý Honza, hlupák
- 1892, Jaromír Hrubý, “Chudí lidé”, in Spisy Fedora Michajloviče Dostojevského[2], Praha: Tisk. J. Otty, translation of Бедные люди (Bednye lyudi) by Fyodor M. Dostoyevsky, page 111:
- A vždyť se přihází nezřídka, že největší štěstí mívá hloupý Janek.
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Janek
- a male given name, variant of Jaan/Johannes
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Janek m pers
- a diminutive of the male given name Jan, equivalent to English Johnny
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Declension of Janek
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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Janek f
Further reading edit
- Janek in Polish dictionaries at PWN