Bolek

Czech

Etymology

From Boleslav +‎ -ek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbolɛk]

Proper noun

Bolek m anim

1. a diminutive of the male given name Boleslav

Declension

Declension of Bolek (velar masculine animate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	Bolek	Bolkové
genitive	Bolka	Bolků
dative	Bolkovi, Bolku	Bolkům
accusative	Bolka	Bolky
vocative	Bolku	Bolkové
locative	Bolkovi, Bolku	Bolcích
instrumental	Bolkem	Bolky

Old Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈbolɛk/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈbolɛk/

Proper noun

Bolek m pers

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Bolek (hard o-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	Bolek	Bolky	Bolci, Bolkové
genitive	Bolka	Bolkú	Bolkóv
dative	Bolku, Bolkovi	Bolkoma	Bolkóm
accusative	Bolka	Bolky	Bolky
vocative	Bolče	Bolky	Bolci, Bolkové
locative	Bolku, Bolkovi	Bolkú	Bolciech
instrumental	Bolkem	Bolkoma	Bolky

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “Bolek”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

Etymology

Sense 2 is derived from Wałęsa's codename as a supposed informant of the communist secret police.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔ.lɛk/

• Audio; “Bolek”:

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• Rhymes: -ɔlɛk
• Syllabification: Bo‧lek

Proper noun

Bolek m pers

1. a diminutive of the male given name Bolesław
3. (politics, derogatory) Lech Wałęsa

Declension

Declension of Bolek

	singular	plural
nominative	Bolek	Bolkowie/Bolki (deprecative)
genitive	Bolka	Bolków
dative	Bolkowi	Bolkom
accusative	Bolka	Bolków
instrumental	Bolkiem	Bolkami
locative	Bolku	Bolkach
vocative	Bolku	Bolkowie

Further reading

• Bolek in Polish dictionaries at PWN