polka
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɒl.kə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊ(l)kə/
- Rhymes: -ɒlkə, -əʊkə
Noun[edit]
polka (plural polkas)
- A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
- The music for this dance.
- A polka jacket.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
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Verb[edit]
polka (third-person singular simple present polkas, present participle polkaing, simple past and past participle polkaed)
- (intransitive) To dance the polka.
Anagrams[edit]
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
polka f
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- polka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- polka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- polka in Internetová jazyková příručka
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
polka c (singular definite polkaen, plural indefinite polkaer)
Inflection[edit]
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | polka | polkaen | polkaer | polkaerne |
genitive | polkas | polkaens | polkaers | polkaernes |
Further reading[edit]
- “polka” in Den Danske Ordbog
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
polka f (plural polkas)
- polka (dance and music)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “polka”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
polka f (plural polkas)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via German Polka or French polka from Czech polka and půlka
Noun[edit]
polka m (definite singular polkaen, indefinite plural polkaer, definite plural polkaene)
- polka (dance and music)
References[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via German Polka or French polka from Czech polka and půlka
Noun[edit]
polka m (definite singular polkaen, indefinite plural polkaer or polkaar, definite plural polkaene or polkaane)
- polka (dance and music)
References[edit]
- “polka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
polka f (plural polkas)
- polka (dance)
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Czech polka. Doublet of półka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
polka f (diminutive poleczka)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- polka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- polka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See polca.
Noun[edit]
polka f (plural polkas)
Further reading[edit]
- “polka”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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