Vacek
See also: váček
English
Etymology
From the Czech surname, from the personal name Václav + -ek.
Proper noun
Vacek (plural Vaceks)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Vacek is the 19152nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1418 individuals. Vacek is most common among White (96.97%) individuals.
Czech
Etymology
From the personal name Václav + -ek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvat͡sɛk]
Proper noun
Vacek m anim (female equivalent Vacková)
- a male surname transferred from the given name
Declension
Declension of Vacek (velar masculine animate reducible)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Vacek | Vackové |
| genitive | Vacka | Vacků |
| dative | Vackovi | Vackům |
| accusative | Vacka | Vacky |
| vocative | Vacku | Vackové |
| locative | Vackovi | Vaccích |
| instrumental | Vackem | Vacky |
Further reading
- “Vacek”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvat͡sek]
Proper noun
Vacek m pers (female equivalent Vaceková or Vacková)
- a male surname transferred from the given name
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Vacek | Vacekovia | Vacekovci |
| genitive | Vaceka | Vacekov | Vacekovcov |
| dative | Vacekovi | Vacekom | Vacekovcom |
| accusative | Vaceka | Vacekov | Vacekovcov |
| locative | Vacekovi | Vacekoch | Vacekovcoch |
| instrumental | Vacekom | Vacekmi | Vacekovcami |
Further reading
- “Vacek”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025