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Czech
Etymology
From Jan + -ek.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Janek m anim
- (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!
- (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:
Declension
Declension of Janek (velar masculine animate reducible)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Janek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “Janek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Janek”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
- “Janek”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Estonian
Proper noun
Janek
- a male given name, variant of Jaan/Johannes
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Janek m pers
- a diminutive of the male given name Jan
Declension
Further reading
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈja.nɛk/
- Rhymes: -anɛk
- Syllabification: Ja‧nek
Etymology 1
From Jan + -ek.
Proper noun
Janek m pers
- 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
- genitive plural of Janka
Further reading
- Janek in Polish dictionaries at PWN