dulek

See also: Dulek, dülek, důlek, and Dúlek

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdu.lɛk/
• Rhymes: -ulɛk
• Syllabification: du‧lek

Noun

dulek f

1. genitive plural of dulka

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish دولك (dülek, “small or stunted melon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǔlek/
• (Torlakian) IPA^(key): /duˈlek/
• Hyphenation: du‧lek

Noun

dùlek or (Torlakian) dulék m inan (Cyrillic spelling ду̀лек or дуле́к)

1. (regional) pumpkin, gourd

   Synonyms: bùndeva, tȉkva

2. (regional, Torlakian) a specific kind of melon

   Duléci su mlógo slátke dínje. ― Duleks are very sweet melons.

Declension

Declension of dulek

	singular	plural
nominative	dùlek	dùleci
genitive	duleka	duleka
dative	duleku	dulecima
accusative	dùlek	duleke
vocative	duleče	dùleci
locative	duleku	dulecima
instrumental	dulekom	dulecima

References

• “dulek”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
• Vlastimir Jovanović, Rečnik sela Kamenice kod Niša, Institut za srpski jezik SANU, Beograd, 2004. page 78