czek

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English cheque, from Middle English chek, chekke, from Old French eschek, eschec, eschac, from Medieval Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه‎ (šāh), from Persian شاه‎ (šâh, “king”), from Middle Persian 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠‎ (šāh), from Old Persian 𐏋 (XŠ /⁠xšāyaθiya⁠/, “king”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšáyati (“he rules, he has power over”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *tek- (“to gain power over, gain control over”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t͡ʂɛk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛk
  • Syllabification: czek

Noun

czek m inan

  1. cheque

Declension
Declension of czek
singular plural
nominative czek czeki
genitive czeku czeków
dative czekowi czekom
accusative czek czeki
instrumental czekiem czekami
locative czeku czekach
vocative czeku czeki

Derived terms
adjective
  • czekowy

Further reading
  • czek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • czek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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