Polak

See also: polak, polák, Polák, and Pólak

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EtymologyEdit

From Polish Polak

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

Polak m (plural Polaks)

  1. (slang) Polack (person of Polish descent)

SynonymsEdit

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *pȍľe (“field”) +‎ -ak[1][2][3]

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.lak/
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NounEdit

Polak m pers (feminine Polka)

  1. Pole

DeclensionEdit

declension of Polak
singular plural
nominative Polak Polacy
genitive Polaka Polaków
dative Polakowi Polakom
accusative Polaka Polaków
instrumental Polakiem Polakami
locative Polaku Polakach
vocative Polaku Polacy

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Proper nounEdit

Polak m pers or f

  1. A masculine surname​.
  2. A feminine surname​.

DeclensionEdit

Masculine surname:

declension of Polak
singular plural
nominative Polak Polakowie
genitive Polaka Polaków
dative Polakowi Polakom
accusative Polaka Polaków
instrumental Polakiem Polakami
locative Polaku Polakach
vocative Polaku Polakowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

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See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

  • Polak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Polak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ “Pole” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2021.
  2. ^ Kraitsir, C. V. (1837). The Poles in the United States of America: Preceded by the Earliest History of the Slavonians, and by the History of Poland. United States: Kiderlen and Stollmeyer, p. 64
  3. ^ Kalman, B., Virágos, Z., Kálmán, B. (1978). The world of names : a study in Hungarian onomatology. Hungary: Akadémiai Kiadó, p. 107
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