"Janek" meaning in Czech

See Janek in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈjanɛk]
Rhymes: -anɛk Etymology: Etymology tree Czech Jan Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ Old Czech -ek Czech -ek Czech Janek From Jan + -ek. Etymology templates: {{ety|cs|:af|Jan|-ek|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Czech Jan Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ Old Czech -ek Czech -ek Czech Janek [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Slavic", "term" : "*-kъ", "lang" : "sla-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Slavic", "term" : "*-ъkъ", "lang" : "sla-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Czech", "term" : "-ek", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "zlw-ocs" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Czech", "term" : "-ek", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "cs" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Czech", "term" : "Janek", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "cs" }" data-lang="cs" data-title="Janek"> From Jan + -ek. Head templates: {{cs-proper noun|m-an}} Janek m anim Inflection templates: {{cs-ndecl|m.an}} Forms: animate [table-tags], Janek [nominative, singular], Jankové [nominative, plural], Janka [genitive, singular], Janků [genitive, plural], Jankovi [dative, singular], Janku [dative, singular], Jankům [dative, plural], Janka [accusative, singular], Janky [accusative, plural], Janku [singular, vocative], Jankové [plural, vocative], Jankovi [locative, singular], Janku [locative, singular], Jancích [locative, plural], Jankem [instrumental, singular], Janky [instrumental, plural]
  1. (colloquial) a diminutive of the male given name Jan Tags: animate, colloquial, masculine Synonyms: Honza, Jenda, Jeník
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  2. (derogatory) alternative form of janek (“fool”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, animate, derogatory, masculine Alternative form of: janek (extra: fool) Synonyms: blázen, hloupý Honza, hlupák Derived forms: jančit, jankovatět, jankovitý Related terms: Jan, Jana, Janeček, Jenda, Jeníček, Jeník
    Sense id: en-Janek-cs-name-cMXyfj6F Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 42 14 45
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        [
          "janek",
          "janek#Czech"
        ],
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) alternative form of janek (“fool”)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "blázen"
        },
        {
          "word": "hloupý Honza"
        },
        {
          "word": "hlupák"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative",
        "animate",
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjanɛk]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-anɛk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Janek"
}

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