lęk

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lek"

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *lenk-der.

Proto-Slavic *lękati

Polish lękaćdeverb.

Polish lęk

Deverbal from lękać.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛŋk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛŋk
• Syllabification: lęk
• Homophone: lęg

Noun

lęk m inan

1. fear (a phobia; sense of fear induced by something or someone)

Declension

Declension of lęk

	singular	plural
nominative	lęk	lęki
genitive	lęku	lęków
dative	lękowi	lękom
accusative	lęk	lęki
instrumental	lękiem	lękami
locative	lęku	lękach
vocative	lęku	lęki

Further reading

• “lęk”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “lęk”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)