kaleka

See also: kaleką, kaléka, kalékã, and kaléką

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlɛ.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Syllabification: ka‧le‧ka

Etymology 1

Etymology tree
Proto-Turkic *kāl-der.
Ottoman Turkish قالمق
Ottoman Turkish قالیقder.
Belarusian кале́ка (kaljéka)bor.
Polish kaleka

    Borrowed from Belarusian кале́ка (kaljéka).

    Noun

    kaleka m pers or f

    1. (sometimes offensive) cripple (person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body)
      Synonyms: inwalida, ułomny
      Hypernym: niepełnosprawny
    2. (colloquial, derogatory) dweeb, hacker, klutz, nebbish
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara
    Declension

    Masculine declension:

    Declension of kaleka
    singular plural
    nominative kaleka kalecy
    genitive kaleki kaleków
    dative kalece kalekom
    accusative kalekę kaleków
    instrumental kaleką kalekami
    locative kalece kalekach
    vocative kaleko kalecy

    Feminine declension:

    Declension of kaleka
    singular plural
    nominative kaleka kaleki
    genitive kaleki kalek
    dative kalece kalekom
    accusative kalekę kaleki
    instrumental kaleką kalekami
    locative kalece kalekach
    vocative kaleko kaleki
    Derived terms
    adjectives
    nouns
    verbs
    adverbs
    • kaleko

    Etymology 2

    See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

    Adjective

    kaleka

    1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of kaleki

    Further reading

    • kaleka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • kaleka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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