Polka

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Czech, Slovak and Polish Polka.

Proper noun

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Polka (plural Polkas)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Polka is the 35345th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 637 individuals. Polka is most common among White (95.13%) individuals.

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Anagrams

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Czech

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Etymology

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From Polák +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpolka]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -olka

Noun

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Polka f (male equivalent Polák)

  1. female Pole (female Polish person)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Polka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • Polka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • Polka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Polka f (genitive Polka, plural Polkas)

  1. polka (genre of dance and music)

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Polka” in Duden online
  • Polka” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Lower Sorbian

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Noun

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Polka f

  1. Superseded spelling of Pólka.

Polish

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Etymology

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From Polak +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Polka f (male equivalent Polak, diminutive Poleczka)

  1. Polish woman

Declension

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Further reading

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

Slovak

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Polka m pers (female equivalent Polková)

  1. a male surname

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