ubek

Polish

Etymology

From UB +‎ -ek, with UB being an initialism of Urząd Bezpieczeństwa (literally "Security Office"), the official name of Stalinist secret police in Poland between 1944 and 1956.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.bɛk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ubɛk
• Syllabification: u‧bek

Noun

ubek m pers

1. (colloquial, derogatory, historical) an officer of Polish communist secret police between 1944 and 1956
2. (colloquial, derogatory, historical, politics) anyone with past ties to the communist secret police

Declension

Declension of ubek

	singular	plural
nominative	ubek	ubecy/ubeki (deprecative)
genitive	ubeka	ubeków
dative	ubekowi	ubekom
accusative	ubeka	ubeków
instrumental	ubekiem	ubekami
locative	ubeku	ubekach
vocative	ubeku	ubecy

Derived terms

adjective

• ubecki

 

noun

• ubecja

 

Further reading

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