Turek

See also: turek and turėk

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈturɛk]

Noun

Turek m anim (female equivalent Turkyně)

  1. Turk (person)

Declension

Proper noun

Turek m anim (female equivalent Turková)

  1. a male surname originating as an ethnonym

Declension

Further reading

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtu.rɛk/
  • Audio 1:(file)
  • Audio 2:(file)
  • Rhymes: -urɛk
  • Syllabification: Tu‧rek
  • Homophone: turek

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

Turek m pers (female equivalent Turczynka, related adjective turkijski)

  1. Turk (person from Turkey)
Declension
adjective
noun

Etymology 2

From tur +‎ -ek.

Proper noun

Turek m inan (related adjective turecki or turkowski)

  1. Turek (a town in Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
  2. Turek (a village in the Gmina of Jakubów, Mińsk County, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland)
  3. Turek (a village in the Gmina of Poświętne, Białystok County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland)
  4. Turek (a village in the Gmina of Środa Wielkopolska, Środa Wielkopolska County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
Declension
nouns
  • turczanin
  • turczanka

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Turek m pers

  1. a male surname
Declension

Proper noun

Turek f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Further reading

  • Turek I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Turek II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • Turek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Turek in PWN's encyclopedia
  • Turek”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈturek]

Noun

Turek m pers (female equivalent Turkyňa)

  1. Turk (person)

Declension

Proper noun

Turek m pers (female equivalent Tureková)

  1. a male surname originating as an ethnonym

Further reading

  • Turek”, 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

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tùːrək/

Noun

Túrək m anim (female equivalent Túrkinja)

  1. Turk (male person)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine anim., hard o-stem
nom. sing. Túrek
gen. sing. Túrka
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
Túrek Túrka Túrki
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
Túrka Túrkov Túrkov
dative
(dajȃlnik)
Túrku Túrkoma Túrkom
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
Túrka Túrka Túrke
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
Túrku Túrkih Túrkih
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
Túrkom Túrkoma Túrki

Further reading

  • Turek”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025