nastolatek

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.stɔˈla.tɛk/

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• Rhymes: -atɛk
• Syllabification: na‧sto‧la‧tek

Etymology 1

Calque of English teenager. Coined based on teenager, from -naście in numbers from 11 to 19 (equivalent to English -teen) + lato +‎ -ek.

Noun

nastolatek m pers (female equivalent nastolatka)

1. teenager

Declension

Declension of nastolatek

	singular	plural
nominative	nastolatek	nastolatki
genitive	nastolatka	nastolatków
dative	nastolatkowi	nastolatkom
accusative	nastolatka	nastolatków
instrumental	nastolatkiem	nastolatkami
locative	nastolatku	nastolatkach
vocative	nastolatku	nastolatki

Derived terms

adjectives

• nastolatkowy
• nastoletni

 

noun

• nastoletniość

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

nastolatek

1. genitive plural of nastolatka

Further reading

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