wujek

Polish

Alternative forms

• wujko (regional)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ujek, from Proto-Slavic *ujьkъ. By surface analysis, wuj +‎ -ek. Cognates include Silesian ujek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvu.jɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ujɛk
• Syllabification: wu‧jek

Noun

wujek m pers (diminutive wujcio or wujaszek, related adjective wujeczny or wujkowy)

1. maternal uncle
2. paternal uncle

   Synonym: stryj

3. husband of an aunt

   Synonym: (archaic) pociot

Declension

Declension of wujek

	singular	plural
nominative	wujek	wujkowie/wujki (deprecative)
genitive	wujka	wujków
dative	wujkowi	wujkom
accusative	wujka	wujków
instrumental	wujkiem	wujkami
locative	wujku	wujkach
vocative	wujku	wujkowie

Derived terms

nouns

• dobry wujek
• wujeczny
• wujek Dobra Rada

 

Related terms

adjectives

• wujaszkowy
• wujowski
• wujowy

 

nouns

• wujanka
• wujeczna
• wujenka
• wujo
• wujostwo

 

verbs

• wujaszkować impf

 

Noun

wujek m animal

1. any dance fly belonging to the genus Empis

Declension

Declension of wujek

	singular	plural
nominative	wujek	wujki
genitive	wujka	wujków
dative	wujkowi	wujkom
accusative	wujka	wujki
instrumental	wujkiem	wujkami
locative	wujku	wujkach
vocative	wujku	wujki

Further reading

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