agentka

See also: agentką

Polish

Etymology

From agent +‎ -ka. First attested in 1800.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɡɛnt.ka/

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• Rhymes: -ɛntka
• Syllabification: a‧gent‧ka
• Homophone: agendka

Noun

agentka f (male equivalent agent)

1. (espionage) female equivalent of agent (“agent”) (someone who works for an intelligence agency)
2. female equivalent of agent (“commission agent”) (agent entrusted with the possession of goods to be sold in the agent's name)

   Synonym: ajentka

3. (business) female equivalent of agent (“representative”) (company agent)
4. (acting, literature) female equivalent of agent (“impresario, literary agent”)

   agentka literacki ― a literary agent

5. (espionage) female equivalent of agent (“officer, peeper, secret agent”)

Declension

Declension of agentka

	singular	plural
nominative	agentka	agentki
genitive	agentki	agentek
dative	agentce	agentkom
accusative	agentkę	agentki
instrumental	agentką	agentkami
locative	agentce	agentkach
vocative	agentko	agentki

Derived terms

noun

• podwójna agentka

 

Related terms

adjectives

• agencyjny
• agenturalny
• agenturowy

 

adverbs

• agencyjnie
• agenturalnie

 

nouns

• agenciak
• agencik
• agencja
• agenda
• agendka
• agens
• agentura
• agenturalność
• agenturka

 

Collocations

Collocations

• (espionage):
  • tajna agentka ― a secret agent
  • rola agentki ― the role of an agent
  • nazwisko agentki ― a agent's last name
  • praca agentki ― an agent's work
  • życie agentki ― the life of an agent
  • agentka wywiadu ― an intelligence agent
  • agentka kontrwywiadu ― a counterintelligence agent
  • agentka wpływu ― an agent of effect
  • zrobić agentkę z kogoś ― to make someone an agent
• (a representative):
  • wyszkolona agentka ― a trained agent
  • najlepsza agentka ― the best agent
  • agentka ubezpieczeniowa ― an insurance agent
  • agentka celna ― a customs agent
  • agentka specjalna ― a special agent
  • agentka obca ― a foreign agent
  • sprawa agentki ― agents' case/matter/issue
  • agentka gestapo ― a gestapo agent
  • agentka nieruchomości ― a real estate agent
  • agentka handlu ― a trade agent
  • agentka ochrony ― a defence agent
  • agentka firmy ― a company agent
  • agentka biura ― an office agent
  • agentka banku ― a bank agent
  • agentka policji ― a police agent

Further reading

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