kaleka

See also: kaleką

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈlɛ.ka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛka
  • Syllabification: ka‧le‧ka

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Belarusian кале́ка (kaljéka).

Noun

kaleka m pers or f

  1. (sometimes offensive) cripple (person who has severely impaired physical abilities because of deformation, injury, or amputation of parts of the body)
    Synonyms: inwalida, ułomny
    Hypernym: niepełnosprawny
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) dweeb, hacker, klutz, nebbish
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:niezdara
Declension

Masculine declension:

Declension of kaleka
singular plural
nominative kaleka kalecy
genitive kaleki kaleków
dative kalece kalekom
accusative kalekę kaleków
instrumental kaleką kalekami
locative kalece kalekach
vocative kaleko kalecy

Feminine declension:

Declension of kaleka
singular plural
nominative kaleka kaleki
genitive kaleki kalek
dative kalece kalekom
accusative kalekę kaleki
instrumental kaleką kalekami
locative kalece kalekach
vocative kaleko kaleki
Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
verbs
adverbs
  • kaleko

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

kaleka

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of kaleki

Further reading

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