kolek

See also: kölek

Czech

Etymology

Diminutive of kůl (“stake”), kůl +‎ -ek. Originally referred also to small wooden cylinders used as seal matrixes,[1] 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.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkolɛk/

Noun

kolek m

  1. revenue stamp
  2. (obsolete) diminutive of kůl
  3. (obsolete) seal (printing matrix or its impression)

Declension

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ kolek in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. ↑ "kolek" in Václav Machek, Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, second edition, Academia, 1968
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