ubek
Polish
Etymology
From UB + -ek, with UB being an initialism of Urząd Bezpieczeństwa (literally "Security Office"), the official name of Stalinist secret police in Poland between 1944 and 1956.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.bɛk/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ubɛk
- Syllabification: u‧bek
Noun
ubek m pers
- (colloquial, derogatory, historical) an officer of Polish communist secret police between 1944 and 1956
- (colloquial, derogatory, historical, politics) anyone with past ties to the communist secret police
Declension
Declension of ubek
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ubek | ubecy/ubeki (deprecative) |
| genitive | ubeka | ubeków |
| dative | ubekowi | ubekom |
| accusative | ubeka | ubeków |
| instrumental | ubekiem | ubekami |
| locative | ubeku | ubekach |
| vocative | ubeku | ubecy |
Derived terms
adjective
- ubecki
noun