полку

shelf, regiment

p ɐ ɫ k u → полка
noun · singular feminine, accusative Rare #49,847
shelf This is the form used after «на» to mean “onto the shelf.”
RU: Поставь чашку на полку.
EN: Put the cup on the shelf.
regiment This form is used after «в» to mean “in the regiment.”
RU: Он служил в полку.
EN: He served in the regiment.
Declension of полка
SingularPlural
Accusative полку —
Locative — полках

У нас все в полку его любят.

Everyone in the regiment loves him.

— Ballad of a Soldier (1959)

Они даже не могут построить полку Икеа.

They can't even assemble an IKEA shelf.

— Он снова здесь (2015)

Он заставил полку книгами до потолка.

He filled the shelf with books up to the ceiling.

Том сложил полотенца и положил их на полку.

Tom folded the towels and put them on the shelf.