Sobek

See also: sobek

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Egyptian (sbk).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoʊbɪk/, /ˈsoʊbək/

Proper noun

Sobek

1. (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian deity associated with the crocodile.

Translations

Translations

• Coptic: ⲥⲟⲩⲕ m (souk)
• Egyptian: (sbk)
• French: Sobek (fr) m
• Greek: Σούχος (el) (Soúchos)
  • Ancient: Σοῦχος (Soûkhos)
• Latin: Sūchus
• Polish: Sobek (pl) m
• Portuguese: Suco (pt) m

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Polish Sobek.

Proper noun

Sobek (plural Sobeks)

1. A surname from Polish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sobek is the 37180^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Sobek is most common among White (96.33%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sobek”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• bokes

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsobɛk]

Proper noun

Sobek m anim (female equivalent Sobková)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Sobek (velar masculine animate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	Sobek	Sobkové
genitive	Sobka	Sobků
dative	Sobkovi	Sobkům
accusative	Sobka	Sobky
vocative	Sobku	Sobkové
locative	Sobkovi	Sobcích
instrumental	Sobkem	Sobky

Further reading

• “Sobek”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Alternative forms

• Zobek, Zoubek

Etymology

From Czech Zoubek, from zoubek (“little tooth”) or Polish Sobek

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzobɛk/, /ˈsobɛk/

Proper noun

Sobek m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Sobeks or (with an article) Sobek, feminine genitive Sobek, plural Sobeks)

1. a surname