Polka

See also: polka, polką, Polką, Poľka, Pólka, półka, and półką

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech, Slovak and Polish Polka.

Proper noun

Polka (plural Polkas)

  1. A surname.

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Polka is the 35345th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 637 individuals. Polka is most common among White (95.13%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

Czech

Etymology

From Polák +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈpolka]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -olka

Noun

Polka f (masculine Polák)

  1. female Pole (female Polish person)

Declension
Declension of Polka (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative Polka Polky
genitive Polky Polek
dative Polce Polkám
accusative Polku Polky
vocative Polko Polky
locative Polce Polkách
instrumental Polkou Polkami

Further reading
  • Polka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Polka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Polka in Internetová jazyková příručka

German

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Polka f (genitive Polka, plural Polkas)

  1. polka (genre of dance and music)

Declension
Declension of Polka [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Polka die Polkas
genitive einer der Polka der Polkas
dative einer der Polka den Polkas
accusative eine die Polka die Polkas

Further reading
  • “Polka” in Duden online
  • “Polka” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Lower Sorbian

Noun

Polka f pers

  1. Superseded spelling of Pólka.

Polish

Etymology

From Polak +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔl.ka/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlka
  • Syllabification: Pol‧ka
  • Homophone: polka

Noun

Polka f (male equivalent Polak, diminutive Poleczka)

  1. Polish woman

Declension
Declension of Polka
singular plural
nominative Polka Polki
genitive Polki Polek
dative Polce Polkom
accusative Polkę Polki
instrumental Polką Polkami
locative Polce Polkach
vocative Polko Polki

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