hipek

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxi.pɛk/
• Rhymes: -ipɛk
• Syllabification: hi‧pek

Etymology 1

Clipping of hipopotam + -ek.

Noun

hipek m animal (related adjective hipkowy)

1. (colloquial, expressive) hippo, hippopotamus

   Synonym: hipcio

2. (colloquial) figurine representing a character from a cartoon

Declension

Declension of hipek

	singular	plural
nominative	hipek	hipki
genitive	hipka	hipków
dative	hipkowi	hipkom
accusative	hipka	hipki
instrumental	hipkiem	hipkami
locative	hipku	hipkach
vocative	hipku	hipki

Related terms

nouns

• hipcio

Etymology 2

Clipping of hipermarket + -ek.

Noun

hipek m animal

1. (colloquial, expressive) hypermart, hypermarket

Declension

Declension of hipek

	singular	plural
nominative	hipek	hipki
genitive	hipka	hipków
dative	hipkowi	hipkom
accusative	hipka	hipki
instrumental	hipkiem	hipkami
locative	hipku	hipkach
vocative	hipku	hipki

Etymology 3

Clipping of New Latin Hippeastrum + -ek.

Noun

hipek m animal (related adjective hipkowy)

1. (colloquial) synonym of zwartnica (“hippeastrum”)

Declension

Declension of hipek

	singular	plural
nominative	hipek	hipki
genitive	hipka	hipków
dative	hipkowi	hipkom
accusative	hipka	hipki
instrumental	hipkiem	hipkami
locative	hipku	hipkach
vocative	hipku	hipki

Further reading

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