kaléka

See also: kaleka, kaleką, kalékã, and kaléką

Kashubian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Polish kaleka.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kaˈle.ka/
    • Rhymes: -eka
    • Syllabification: ka‧lé‧ka

    Noun

    kaléka m pers or f

    1. cripple (person or animal that has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body)

    Declension

    Declension of kaléka
    singular plural
    nominative kaléka kalécë/kaléczi
    genitive kaléczi kalék/kaléków
    dative kaléce kalékóm
    accusative kalékã kaléków/kaléczi
    instrumental kaléką kalékama
    locative kaléce kalékach
    vocative kalékò kalécë/kaléczi

    Further reading

    • Stefan Ramułt (1993) [1893], “kaléka”, in Jerzy Trepczyk, editor, Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), 3 edition
    • Sychta, Bernard (1968), “kalėka”, in Słownik gwar kaszubskich [Dictionary of Kashubian dialects] (in Polish), volumes 2 (H – L), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 120
    • Jan Trepczyk (1994), “kaleka”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
    • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “k”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi[1]
    • kaléka”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022