Zelenka
See also: zelenka
English
Etymology
From Czech Zelenka, Slovak Zelenka, and Upper Sorbian zelenka.
Proper noun
Zelenka (plural Zelenkas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Zelenka is the 24388th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1027 individuals. Zelenka is most common among White (96.11%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Zelenka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
From zelený (“green”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzɛlɛŋka]
Proper noun
Zelenka m anim (female equivalent Zelenková)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Zelenka (masculine animate in -a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Zelenka | Zelenkové |
| genitive | Zelenky | Zelenků |
| dative | Zelenkovi | Zelenkům |
| accusative | Zelenku | Zelenky |
| vocative | Zelenko | Zelenkové |
| locative | Zelenkovi | Zelencích |
| instrumental | Zelenkou | Zelenky |
Further reading
- “Zelenka”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzeʎenka]
Proper noun
Zelenka m pers (female equivalent Zelenková)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Zelenka | Zelenkovia | Zelenkovci |
| genitive | Zelenku | Zelenkov | Zelenkovcov |
| dative | Zelenkovi | Zelenkom | Zelenkovcom |
| accusative | Zelenku | Zelenkov | Zelenkovcov |
| locative | Zelenkovi | Zelenkoch | Zelenkovcoch |
| instrumental | Zelenkom | Zelenkami | Zelenkovcami |
Further reading
- “Zelenka”, 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