Dudek
See also: dudek
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish and Slovak Dudek.
Proper noun
Dudek
- A surname from Polish or Slovak.
- 2025 September 8, Eli Hager, “The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security”, in ProPublica[1]:
- On Feb. 10, on the third floor of the Social Security Administration’s Baltimore-area headquarters, Leland Dudek unfurled a 4-foot-wide roll of paper that extended to 20 feet in length.
Polish
Etymology
From dudek (“hoopoe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdu.dɛk/
- Rhymes: -udɛk
- Syllabification: Du‧dek
- Homophone: dudek
Proper noun
Dudek m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Dudek
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Dudek | Dudkowie/Dudki (deprecative) |
| genitive | Dudka | Dudków |
| dative | Dudkowi | Dudkom |
| accusative | Dudka | Dudków |
| instrumental | Dudkiem | Dudkami |
| locative | Dudku | Dudkach |
| vocative | Dudku | Dudkowie |
Proper noun
Dudek f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Further reading
- “Dudek”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030
Slovak
Etymology
From dudok (“hoopoe”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dudek/, [ˈdudek]
- Rhymes: -udek
- Hyphenation: Du‧dek
Proper noun
Dudek m pers (female equivalent Dudková or Dudeková)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Dudek | Dudkovia, Dudekovia | Dudkovci |
| genitive | Dudka, Dudeka | Dudkov, Dudekov | Dudkovcov |
| dative | Dudkovi, Dudekovi | Dudkom, Dudekom | Dudkovcom |
| accusative | Dudka, Dudeka | Dudkov, Dudekov | Dudkovcov |
| locative | Dudkovi, Dudekovi | Dudkoch, Dudekoch | Dudkovcoch |
| instrumental | Dudkom, Dudekom | Dudkami, Dudekmi | Dudkovcami |
Further reading
- “Dudek”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026