kaleka

See also: kaleką

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈlɛ.ka/

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• 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):

• kaleki

(nouns):

• kalectwo

(verbs):

• kaleczyć impf
• skaleczyć pf

Related terms

(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