alka

Alungul

Noun

alka (ergative alkant)Category:Alungul lemmas#ALKACategory:Alungul nouns#ALKACategory:Alungul entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. spear

Further reading

  • Languages of Cape York: papers presented to the linguistic symposium, part B, held in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Biennial General Meeting, May, 1974 (published 1976)

Czech

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Alka

Etymology

Derived from Old NorseCategory:Czech terms derived from Old Norse#ALKA alka. First attested in the 20th century.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

alka fCategory:Czech lemmas#ALKACategory:Czech nouns#ALKACategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Czech feminine nouns#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. auk

Declension

Declension of alka (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative alka alky
genitive alky alek
dative alce alkám
accusative alku alky
vocative alko alky
locative alce alkách
instrumental alkou alkami
Category:Czech hard feminine nouns#ALKACategory:Czech nouns with reducible stem#ALKA

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ Rejzek, Jiří (2015), “alka”, in Český etymologický slovník [Czech Etymological Dictionary] (in Czech), 3rd (revised and expanded) edition, Praha: LEDA, →ISBN, page 53

Further reading

Category:cs:Auks#ALKA

Flinders Island

Noun

alka (ergative alkata)Category:Flinders Island lemmas#ALKACategory:Flinders Island nouns#ALKACategory:Flinders Island entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. spear

Further reading

  • Languages of Cape York: papers presented to the linguistic symposium, part B, held in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Biennial General Meeting, May, 1974 (published 1976)

Hungarian

 alka on Hungarian Wikipedia
alka

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)Category:Requests for etymologies in Hungarian entries#ALKA

Pronunciation

Noun

alka (plural alkák)Category:Hungarian lemmas#ALKACategory:Hungarian nouns#ALKACategory:Hungarian entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. razorbill (Alca torda)

Declension

Category:hu:Auks#ALKA

Maltese

Etymology

Eventually from LatinCategory:Maltese terms derived from Latin#ALKA alga.

Pronunciation

Noun

alka fCategory:Maltese lemmas#ALKACategory:Maltese nouns#ALKACategory:Maltese feminine nouns#ALKACategory:Maltese entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Maltese feminine nouns#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. seaweed

Derived terms

Mapudungun

Noun

alkaCategory:Mapudungun lemmas#ALKACategory:Mapudungun nouns#ALKACategory:Mapudungun entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA (Raguileo spelling)Category:Mapudungun Raguileo spellings#ALKA

  1. rooster

Synonyms

Adjective

alkaCategory:Mapudungun lemmas#ALKACategory:Mapudungun adjectives#ALKACategory:Mapudungun entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA (Raguileo spelling)Category:Mapudungun Raguileo spellings#ALKA

  1. (grammarCategory:arn:Grammar#ALKA) masculine

Usage notes

Used together with the name of certain types of animals to show that they are of the male sex.

References

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Category:arn:Birds#ALKA

Mbariman-Gudhinma

Noun

alka (ergative alkanow)Category:Mbariman-Gudhinma lemmas#ALKACategory:Mbariman-Gudhinma nouns#ALKACategory:Mbariman-Gudhinma entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. spear

Further reading

  • Languages of Cape York: papers presented to the linguistic symposium, part B, held in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Biennial General Meeting, May, 1974 (published 1976)

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

alka m or fCategory:Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms#ALKACategory:Norwegian Bokmål noun forms#ALKACategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. definite feminine singular of alke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#ALKACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#ALKA alka.

Noun

alka f (definite singular alka, indefinite plural alker or alkor, definite plural alkene or alkone)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#ALKACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#ALKACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of alkeCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk weak feminine nouns ending in -a
  2. definite singular of alke

Etymology 2

Perhaps derived from Middle Low GermanCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German#ALKA.

Alternative forms

Verb

alka (present tense alkar, past tense alka, past participle alka, passive infinitive alkast, present participle alkande, imperative alka/alk)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#ALKACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs#ALKACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs

  1. to pig, to make a mess

Etymology 3

Compare dialectal Swedish ulka (“to start growling”).

Alternative forms

Verb

alka (present tense alkar, past tense alka, past participle alka, passive infinitive alkast, present participle alkande, imperative alka/alk)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#ALKACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs#ALKACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs

  1. to vex

Anagrams

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-GermanicCategory:Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#ALKACategory:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ALKA *alkǭ.

Noun

alka f (genitive ǫlku)Category:Old Norse lemmas#ALKACategory:Old Norse nouns#ALKACategory:Old Norse entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Old Norse feminine nouns#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. auk

Declension

Declension of alka (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative alka alkan ǫlkur ǫlkurnar
accusative ǫlku ǫlkuna ǫlkur ǫlkurnar
dative ǫlku ǫlkunni ǫlkum ǫlkunum
genitive ǫlku ǫlkunnar alkna alknanna
Category:Old Norse ōn-stem nouns

Descendants

Anagrams

Category:non:Birds#ALKACategory:non:Auks#ALKA

Polish

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alka

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New LatinCategory:Polish terms borrowed from New Latin#ALKACategory:Polish learned borrowings from New Latin#ALKACategory:Polish terms derived from New Latin#ALKA alca,[1] from Old NorseCategory:Polish terms derived from Old Norse#ALKA alka,[2] from Proto-GermanicCategory:Polish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ALKA *alkǭ. First attested in 1779.[3]

Pronunciation

Noun

alka fCategory:Polish lemmas#ALKACategory:Polish nouns#ALKACategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Polish feminine nouns#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. auk, razorbill (any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae)

Declension

References

  1. ↑ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alka”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  2. ↑ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “alka”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  3. ↑ Krzysztof Kluk (1779), Zwierząt domowych i dzikich osobliwie kraiowych historyi naturalney początki i gospodarstwo: A, 2 O ptastwie‎ (in Polish), volume 2, page 68

Further reading

Category:pl:Auks#ALKA

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman TurkishCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish#ALKACategory:Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish#ALKA حلقه (halka), from ArabicCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Arabic#ALKA حَلْقَة (ḥalqa).

Pronunciation

Noun

ȃlka f (Cyrillic spelling а̑лка)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#ALKACategory:Serbo-Croatian nouns#ALKACategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Serbo-Croatian feminine nouns#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. metal ring
  2. doorknocker
  3. tilting at the ring (game)

Declension

Declension of alka
singular plural
nominative ȃlka alke
genitive alke ȃlkī
dative àlci/ȃlki alkama
accusative alku alke
vocative alko alke
locative alci / alki alkama
instrumental alkom alkama

Further reading

  • “alka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

alka fCategory:Slovak lemmas#ALKACategory:Slovak nouns#ALKACategory:Slovak entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Slovak feminine nouns#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. auk

Declension

Declension of alka
(pattern žena)
singularplural
nominativealkaalky
genitivealkyaliek
dativealkealkám
accusativealkualky
locativealkealkách
instrumentalalkoualkami
Category:Slovak terms with declension žena#alka

Derived terms

References

  • “alka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
Category:sk:Seabirds#ALKA

Swedish

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse#ALKACategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#ALKA alka

Noun

alka cCategory:Swedish lemmas#ALKACategory:Swedish nouns#ALKACategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. auk; bird in the family Alcidae
    Synonym: alkfågel

Declension

Hyponyms

Further reading

Anagrams

Category:sv:Seabirds#ALKA

Votic

The spelling of this entry has been normalized from alkaa according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community as described at Wiktionary:Votic entry guidelines or recent spelling standards of the language.

Etymology

From Proto-FinnicCategory:Votic terms inherited from Proto-Finnic#ALKACategory:Votic terms derived from Proto-Finnic#ALKA *alkadak.

Pronunciation

Verb

alkaCategory:Votic lemmas#ALKACategory:Votic verbs#ALKACategory:Votic entries with incorrect language header#ALKACategory:Pages with entries#ALKACategory:Pages with 15 entries#ALKA

  1. to begin, to start

Inflection

Conjugation of alka (type III-3/anta, k-g gradation)
Indicative
Present Perfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular algõn en algõ 1st singular õõn alkõnnu en õõ alkõnnu
2nd singular algõd ed algõ 2nd singular õõd alkõnnu ed õõ alkõnnu
3rd singular algõb eb algõ 3rd singular on alkõnnu eb õõ alkõnnu
1st plural algõmmõ emme algõ 1st plural õõmmõ alkõnnu emme õõ alkõnnu
2nd plural algõttõ ette algõ 2nd plural õõttõ alkõnnu ette õõ alkõnnu
3rd plural algõta eväd algõ 3rd plural õlla algõttu eväd õõ algõttu
impersonal algõta eväd algõ impersonal õlla algõttu eväd õõ algõttu
Imperfect Pluperfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular algin en alkõnnu 1st singular õlin alkõnnu —
2nd singular algid ed alkõnnu 2nd singular õlid alkõnnu —
3rd singular alki eb alkõnnu 3rd singular õli alkõnnu —
1st plural algimmõ emme alkõnnu 1st plural õlimmõ alkõnnu —
2nd plural algittõ ette alkõnnu 2nd plural õlittõ alkõnnu —
3rd plural algõtti eväd algõttu 3rd plural õlti algõttu —
impersonal algõtti eväd algõttu impersonal õlti algõttu —
Conditional
Present Perfect
positive negative positive negative
1st singular alkaizin en alkaizʹ 1st singular õll(õ)izin alkõnnu en õll(õ)izʹ alkõnnu
2nd singular alkaizid ed alkaizʹ 2nd singular õll(õ)izid alkõnnu ed õll(õ)izʹ alkõnnu
3rd singular alkaizʹ eb alkaizʹ 3rd singular õll(õ)izʹ alkõnnu eb õll(õ)izʹ alkõnnu
1st plural alkaizimmõ emme alkaizʹ 1st plural õll(õ)izimmõ alkõnnu emme õll(õ)izʹ alkõnnu
2nd plural alkaizittõ ette alkaizʹ 2nd plural õll(õ)izittõ alkõnnu ette õll(õ)izʹ alkõnnu
3rd plural algõttaizʹ eväd algõttaizʹ 3rd plural õltaizʹ algõttu eväd õltaizʹ algõttu
impersonal algõttaizʹ eväd algõttaizʹ impersonal õltaizʹ algõttu eväd õltaizʹ algõttu
Imperative
Present
positive negative
1st singular — —
2nd singular algõ elä algõ
3rd singular alkõgo1) elko alkõgo1)
1st plural — —
2nd plural alkõga elka alkõga
3rd plural alkõgod1) —
impersonal — —
Nominal forms
Infinitives Participles
active passive
1st alka present alkõjõ2) —
2nd illative alkõma past alkõnnu algõttu
inessive alkõmõz 1) using la is more common
2) also used as the agent noun
elative alkõmõss
abessive alkõmattõ
Category:Votic anta-type verbs#ALKA

References

  • Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “alkaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎, 2nd edition, Tallinn
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