Sobek

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See also: sobek

English

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Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoʊbɪk/, /ˈsoʊbək/

Proper noun

Sobek

  1. (Egyptian mythology) An ancient Egyptian deity associated with the crocodile.
Translations
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Polish Sobek.

Proper noun

Sobek (plural Sobeks)

  1. A surname from Polish.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Sobek is the 37180th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Sobek is most common among White (96.33%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sobek m anim (female equivalent Sobková)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Sobek (velar masculine animate reducible)
singular plural
nominative Sobek Sobkové
genitive Sobka Sobků
dative Sobkovi Sobkům
accusative Sobka Sobky
vocative Sobku Sobkové
locative Sobkovi Sobcích
instrumental Sobkem Sobky

Further reading

  • “Sobek”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Czech Zoubek, from zoubek (“little tooth”) or Polish Sobek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzobɛk/, /ˈsobɛk/

Proper noun

Sobek m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Sobeks or (with an article) Sobek, feminine genitive Sobek, plural Sobeks)

  1. a surname

Polish

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Sobek

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from New Latin Sobek.

Proper noun

Sobek m pers

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Sobek (ancient Egyptian god of pharaonic power, fertility, and military prowess, commonly depicted with the head of a crocodile)
Declension
Declension of Sobek
singular
nominative Sobek
genitive Sobka
dative Sobkowi
accusative Sobka
instrumental Sobkiem
locative Sobku
vocative Sobku

Etymology 2

From sobek.

Proper noun

Sobek m pers

  1. a male surname
Declension
Declension of Sobek
singular plural
nominative Sobek Sobkowie
genitive Sobka Sobków
dative Sobkowi Sobkom
accusative Sobka Sobków
instrumental Sobkiem Sobkami
locative Sobku Sobkach
vocative Sobku Sobkowie

Proper noun

Sobek f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

  • Sobek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Sobek in PWN's encyclopedia
  • “Sobek”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
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