Jakub
Czech
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Iacōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “heel-grabber”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjakup]
Proper noun
Jakub m anim (diminutive Kuba or Kubíček)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English James or Jacob
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.
Polish
Etymology
From Latin Iacōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “heel-grabber”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈja.kup/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -akup
- Syllabification: Ja‧kub
Proper noun
Jakub m (diminutives Kuba, Kubuś, Jakubek)
- a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English James or Jacob
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Jakub | Jakubowie |
| genitive | Jakuba | Jakubów |
| dative | Jakubowi | Jakubom |
| accusative | Jakuba | Jakubów |
| instrumental | Jakubem | Jakubami |
| locative | Jakubie | Jakubach |
| vocative | Jakubie | Jakubowie |
Further reading
- Jakub in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Latin Iacōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (ya‘ăqṓḇ, “Jacob”, literally “heel-grabber”), from עָקֵב (‘āqḗḇ, “heel of the foot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjakup/
Proper noun
Jakub m anim (genitive singular Jakuba, nominative plural Jakubi, Jakubovia, declension pattern of chlap)
- a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Jake or Jacob
Declension
Derived terms
- Jakubko
- Kubo, Kubko
Further reading
- Jakub in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk