Janek

Czech

Etymology

From Jan + -ek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjanɛk]
  • Rhymes: -anɛk
  • Hyphenation: Ja‧nek

Proper noun

Janek m anim

  1. (colloquial) a diminutive of the male given name Jan
    Synonyms: Honza, Jenda, Jeník
    • 1922, Karel Čapek, Věc Makropulos:
      Janek vás miloval! Zabil se pro vás!
      Janek loved you! He killed himself for you!
  2. (derogatory) Alternative form of janek (fool)
    Synonyms: blázen, hloupý Honza, hlupák
    • 1892, Jaromír Hrubý, “Chudí lidé”, in Spisy Fedora Michajloviče Dostojevského, Praha: Tisk. J. Otty, translation of Бедные люди (Bednye lyudi) by Fyodor M. Dostoyevsky, page 111:
      A vždyť se přihází nezřídka, že největší štěstí mívá hloupý Janek.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Derived terms

  • jančit
  • jankovatět
  • jankovitý

Further reading

  • Janek in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Janek in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Estonian

Proper noun

Janek

  1. a male given name, variant of Jaan/Johannes

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈja.nɛk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -anɛk
  • Syllabification: Ja‧nek

Etymology 1

From Jan + -ek.

Proper noun

Janek m pers

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Jan, equivalent to English Johnny
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Proper noun

Janek f

  1. genitive plural of Janka

Further reading

  • Janek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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