Janek
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjanɛk]
- Rhymes: -anɛk
- Hyphenation: Ja‧nek
Proper noun
Janek m anim
- (colloquial) a diminutive of the male given name Jan
- 1922, Karel Čapek, Věc Makropulos:
- Janek vás miloval! Zabil se pro vás!
- Janek loved you! He killed himself for you!
- (derogatory) Alternative form of janek (“fool”)
- 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.
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Declension
Derived terms
- jančit
- jankovatět
- jankovitý
Estonian
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈja.nɛk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -anɛk
- Syllabification: Ja‧nek
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Further reading
- Janek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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