paholok

Slovak

Alternative forms

• (dialectal) pacholok

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Slavic *paxolъ +‎ -ok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpaɦɔlɔk]

Noun

paholok m pers (related adjective paholský, diminutive paholček)

1. (historical) groom, stableboy
2. (regional, Western Slovakia) boy (young male)

   Synonyms: mládenec, šuhaj

Declension

Declension of paholok (pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	paholok	paholkovia
genitive	paholka	paholkov
dative	paholkovi	paholkom
accusative	paholka	paholkov
locative	paholkovi	paholkoch
instrumental	paholkom	paholkami

Further reading

• “paholok”, 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, 2003–2024