dalek

See also: Dalek, dalèk, and dálek

English

Noun

dalek (plural daleks)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Dalek.

Anagrams

• Dalke, Kadel, laked

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdalɛk]

Adjective

dalek

1. short masculine singular of daleký

   Antonym: blízek

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dalekъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.lɛk/
• Rhymes: -alɛk
• Syllabification: da‧lek

Adverb

dalek (comparative dali, superlative nôdali)

1. far

Further reading

• “dalek I”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
• “dalek II”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “dalece”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “daleko”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎

Polish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Kashubian dalek.

Pronunciation

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): [ˈda.lɛk]

Adverb

dalek

1. (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) synonym of daleko

Further reading

• Antoni Krasnowolski (1879), “dalek”, in Album uczącéj się młodzieży polskiéj poświęcone Józefowi Ignacemu Kraszewskiemu z powodu jubileuszu jego pięćdziesięcioletniéj działalności literackiéj (in Polish), Lviv: Czytelni Akademickiéj Lwowskiéj; "Gaz. Narod." J. Dobrzańskiego i K. Gromana, Słowniczek prowincjalizmów zebranych w ziemi chełmińskiej i świeckiej, page 300

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dalekъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǎlek/
• Hyphenation: da‧lek

Adjective

dàlek (Cyrillic spelling да̀лек, definite dàlekī, comparative dȁljī)

1. far, distant

Declension

positive indefinite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		dalek	daleka	daleko
genitive		daleka	daleke	daleka
dative		daleku	dalekoj	daleku
accusative	inanimate animate	dalek daleka	daleku	daleko
vocative		dalek	daleka	daleko
locative		daleku	dalekoj	daleku
instrumental		dalekim	dalekom	dalekim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		daleki	daleke	daleka
genitive		dalekih	dalekih	dalekih
dative		dalekim(a)	dalekim(a)	dalekim(a)
accusative		daleke	daleke	daleka
vocative		daleki	daleke	daleka
locative		dalekim(a)	dalekim(a)	dalekim(a)
instrumental		dalekim(a)	dalekim(a)	dalekim(a)

positive definite forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		daleki	daleka	daleko
genitive		dalekog(a)	daleke	dalekog(a)
dative		dalekom(u/e)	dalekoj	dalekom(u/e)
accusative	inanimate animate	daleki dalekog(a)	daleku	daleko
vocative		daleki	daleka	daleko
locative		dalekom(e/u)	dalekoj	dalekom(e/u)
instrumental		dalekim	dalekom	dalekim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		daleki	daleke	daleka
genitive		dalekih	dalekih	dalekih
dative		dalekim(a)	dalekim(a)	dalekim(a)
accusative		daleke	daleke	daleka
vocative		daleki	daleke	daleka
locative		dalekim(a)	dalekim(a)	dalekim(a)
instrumental		dalekim(a)	dalekim(a)	dalekim(a)

comparative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		dalji	dalja	dalje
genitive		daljeg(a)	dalje	daljeg(a)
dative		daljem(u)	daljoj	daljem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	dalji daljeg(a)	dalju	dalje
vocative		dalji	dalja	dalje
locative		daljem(u)	daljoj	daljem(u)
instrumental		daljim	daljom	daljim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		dalji	dalje	dalja
genitive		daljih	daljih	daljih
dative		daljim(a)	daljim(a)	daljim(a)
accusative		dalje	dalje	dalja
vocative		dalji	dalje	dalja
locative		daljim(a)	daljim(a)	daljim(a)
instrumental		daljim(a)	daljim(a)	daljim(a)

superlative forms

singular		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najdalji	najdalja	najdalje
genitive		najdaljeg(a)	najdalje	najdaljeg(a)
dative		najdaljem(u)	najdaljoj	najdaljem(u)
accusative	inanimate animate	najdalji najdaljeg(a)	najdalju	najdalje
vocative		najdalji	najdalja	najdalje
locative		najdaljem(u)	najdaljoj	najdaljem(u)
instrumental		najdaljim	najdaljom	najdaljim
plural		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative		najdalji	najdalje	najdalja
genitive		najdaljih	najdaljih	najdaljih
dative		najdaljim(a)	najdaljim(a)	najdaljim(a)
accusative		najdalje	najdalje	najdalja
vocative		najdalji	najdalje	najdalja
locative		najdaljim(a)	najdaljim(a)	najdaljim(a)
instrumental		najdaljim(a)	najdaljim(a)	najdaljim(a)

Related terms

• udaljenost

Further reading

• “dalek”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *dalekъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dáːlɛk/

Adjective

dȃlek

1. (archaic) far

   Synonym: dáljen

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Hard
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nom. sing.	dálek	dáleka	dáleko
singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dálek ind dáleki def	dáleka	dáleko
genitive	dálekega	dáleke	dálekega
dative	dálekemu	dáleki	dálekemu
accusative	nominativeinan or genitiveanim	dáleko	dáleko
locative	dálekem	dáleki	dálekem
instrumental	dálekim	dáleko	dálekim
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dáleka	dáleki	dáleki
genitive	dálekih	dálekih	dálekih
dative	dálekima	dálekima	dálekima
accusative	dáleka	dáleki	dáleki
locative	dálekih	dálekih	dálekih
instrumental	dálekima	dálekima	dálekima
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	dáleki	dáleke	dáleka
genitive	dálekih	dálekih	dálekih
dative	dálekim	dálekim	dálekim
accusative	dáleke	dáleke	dáleka
locative	dálekih	dálekih	dálekih
instrumental	dálekimi	dálekimi	dálekimi

Further reading

• “dalek”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “dalek”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references