Lądek

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔn.dɛk/

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• Rhymes: -ɔndɛk
• Syllabification: Lą‧dek

Etymology 1

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Proper noun

Lądek m inan (related adjective lądecki)

1. Lądek (a village in the Gmina of Bisztynek, Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland)
2. Lądek (a village in the Gmina of Grodziec, Konin County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)
3. Lądek (a village in the Gmina of Lądek, Słupca County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland)

Declension

Declension of Lądek

	singular
nominative	Lądek
genitive	Lądka
dative	Lądkowi
accusative	Lądek
instrumental	Lądkiem
locative	Lądku
vocative	Lądku

Derived terms

nouns

• lądczanin
• lądczanka

 

Etymology 2

From a situational gag in the cult comedy film Miś, where a post office clerk refuses to send a telegram, saying that “There is no such city as London. There is Lądek, Lądek-Zdrój...”, maliciously pretending not to realize that the customer wants to send the telegram to England.

Proper noun

Lądek m inan

1. (humorous, slang) London (the capital and largest city of the United Kingdom)

   Synonym: Londyn

2. (humorous, slang) London (the capital and largest city of England, United Kingdom)

   Synonym: Londyn

Declension

Declension of Lądek

	singular
nominative	Lądek
genitive	Lądka
dative	Lądkowi
accusative	Lądek
instrumental	Lądkiem
locative	Lądku
vocative	Lądku

Further reading

• Lądek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Lądek in PWN's encyclopedia