Polak

See also: polak, polák, Polák, and Pólak

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Polish Polak. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /poːˈlɑk/
  • Hyphenation: Po‧lak
  • Rhymes: -ɑk

Proper noun

Polak

  1. a surname

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Polish Polak.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɔ.lak/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Polak m (plural Polaks)

  1. (slang) Polack (person of Polish descent)
    Synonym: Polonais

Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *pȍľe (“field”) +‎ -ak.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.lak/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlak
  • Syllabification: Po‧lak
  • Homophone: polak

Noun

Polak m pers (feminine Polka)

  1. Pole

Declension
Declension of Polak
singular plural
nominative Polak Polacy
genitive Polaka Polaków
dative Polakowi Polakom
accusative Polaka Polaków
instrumental Polakiem Polakami
locative Polaku Polakach
vocative Polaku Polacy
adjective
adverb
noun

Descendants
  • → English: Polack
    • English: palooka (probably; but see that entry for another theory)
  • → Danish: polak
  • → Finnish: polakki
  • → French: polaque
  • → Italian: polacco
  • → Norwegian: polakk
  • → Portuguese: polaco
  • → Spanish: polaco
  • → Swedish: polack

Proper noun

Polak m pers or f

  1. a masculine surname
  2. a feminine surname

Declension

Masculine surname:

Declension of Polak
singular plural
nominative Polak Polakowie
genitive Polaka Polaków
dative Polakowi Polakom
accusative Polaka Polaków
instrumental Polakiem Polakami
locative Polaku Polakach
vocative Polaku Polakowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

Derived terms
  • Polakowa
  • Polakówna

See also
  • Appendix:Polish surnames

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “Pole”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
  2. Kraitsir, C. V. (1837). The Poles in the United States of America: Preceded by the Earliest History of the Slavonians, and by the History of Poland. United States: Kiderlen and Stollmeyer, p. 64
  3. Kalman, B., Virágos, Z., Kálmán, B. (1978). The world of names : a study in Hungarian onomatology. Hungary: Akadémiai Kiadó, p. 107

Further reading
  • Polak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Polak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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