polka

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English

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Etymology

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Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (half) as in "half-step"; see půl (half).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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polka (plural polkas)

  1. A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
  2. The music for this dance.
  3. A polka jacket.

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Verb

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polka (third-person singular simple present polkas, present participle polkaing, simple past and past participle polkaed)

  1. (intransitive) To dance the polka.

Anagrams

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Czech

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Etymology

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Variant of půlka (half) as in "half-step"; see půl (half).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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polka f

  1. polka

Declension

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Further reading

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  • polka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • polka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • polka in Internetová jazyková příručka

Danish

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Etymology

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From Czech polka.

Noun

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polka c (singular definite polkaen, plural indefinite polkaer)

  1. polka

Inflection

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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From Czech polka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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polka f (plural polkas)

  1. polka (dance and music)

Descendants

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  • Ottoman Turkish: پولقه (polka)

Further reading

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Norman

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Etymology

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From French and Czech polka.

Noun

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polka f (plural polkas)

  1. (Jersey) polka (dance, music)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Via German Polka or French polka from Czech polka and půlka

Noun

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polka m (definite singular polkaen, indefinite plural polkaer, definite plural polkaene)

  1. polka (dance and music)

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Via German Polka or French polka from Czech polka and půlka

Noun

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polka m (definite singular polkaen, indefinite plural polkaer or polkaar, definite plural polkaene or polkaane)

  1. polka (dance and music)

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From French polka.

Noun

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polka f (plural polkas)

  1. polka (dance)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Czech polka. Doublet of półka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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polka f (diminutive poleczka)

  1. polka (dance)
  2. polka (music for this dance)

Declension

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Further reading

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

Spanish

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Etymology

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See polca.

Noun

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polka f (plural polkas)

  1. polka

Further reading

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