Wacław

See also: Wącław

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvat͡s.waf/

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• Rhymes: -at͡swaf
• Syllabification: Wac‧ław

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Czech Václav, from Proto-Slavic *Vęťeslàvъ. Doublet of Więcław, an inherited form.

Proper noun

Wacław m pers (female equivalent Wacława, diminutive Wacek)

1. a male given name

Proper noun

Wacław m pers or f

1. a male surname
2. a female surname

Declension

Masculine given name or surname:

Declension of Wacław

	singular	plural
nominative	Wacław	Wacławowie
genitive	Wacława	Wacławów
dative	Wacławowi	Wacławom
accusative	Wacława	Wacławów
instrumental	Wacławem	Wacławami
locative	Wacławie	Wacławach
vocative	Wacławie	Wacławowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Wacław f

1. genitive plural of Wacława

Further reading

• Wacław in Polish dictionaries at PWN