nastolatek

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.stɔˈla.tɛk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -atɛk
  • Syllabification: na‧sto‧la‧tek

Etymology 1

Calque of English teenager. Coined based on teenager, from -naście in numbers from 11 to 19 (equivalent to English -teen) + lato +‎ -ek.

Noun

nastolatek m pers (female equivalent nastolatka)

  1. teenager
Declension
Derived terms
adjectives

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

nastolatek

  1. genitive plural of nastolatka

Further reading

  • nastolatek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nastolatek in Polish dictionaries at PWN