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kolek

/[ˈkolɛk]/
Czechnoun

Grammatical form

kolek is the diminutive form of kůl — “stake, post (pointed, long, slender piece of wood).

See the full entry for kůl

Definitions

  1. 1.
    revenue stamp
  2. 2.
    obsoleteseal (printing matrix or its impression)

Synonyms & related words

Etymology

Diminutive of kůl (“stake”), kůl + -ek. Originally referred also to small wooden cylinders used as seal matrixes, and, from that, to the seal impression. The modern meaning derives from that, as seals proving a paid fee were replaced by special paper labels.

Nominative
Singular
kolek
Plural
kolky
Genitive
Singular
kolku
Plural
kolků
Dative
Singular
kolku
Plural
kolkům
Accusative
Singular
kolek
Plural
kolky
Vocative
Singular
kolku
Plural
kolky
Locative
Singular
kolku
Plural
kolcích
Instrumental
Singular
kolkem
Plural
kolky

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