arka

arka

See also: arkā, árka, -arka, arką, and -arką

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arka, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Estonian arg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑrkɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ar‧ka

Adjective

arka (comparative arempi, superlative arin)

1. tender, sore
2. sensitive
3. timid, shy, bashful

Declension

Inflection of arka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
nominative		arka	arat
genitive		aran	arkojen
partitive		arkaa	arkoja
illative		arkaan	arkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		arka	arat
accusative	nom.	arka	arat
	gen.	aran
genitive		aran	arkojen arkainrare
partitive		arkaa	arkoja
inessive		arassa	aroissa
elative		arasta	aroista
illative		arkaan	arkoihin
adessive		aralla	aroilla
ablative		aralta	aroilta
allative		aralle	aroille
essive		arkana	arkoina
translative		araksi	aroiksi
instructive		—	aroin
abessive		aratta	aroitta
comitative		—	arkoine

Possessive forms of arka (type kala)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	arkani	arkamme
2nd person	arkasi	arkanne
3rd person	arkansa

Synonyms

• (tender): hellä
• (sensitive): herkkä
• (timid, shy, bashful): ujo, kaino

Derived terms

• nouns: arkuus
• verbs: arastaa, arastella, aristaa, arkailla
• adverbs: arasti

Compounds

• valonarka

Anagrams

• kara

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Gothic

Romanization

arka

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰

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Icelandic

Verb

arka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative arkaði, supine arkað)

1. to walk slowly, to plod

Conjugation

arka — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að arka
supine (sagnbót)		arkað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		arkandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég arka	við örkum	present (nútíð)	ég arki	við örkum
	þú arkar	þið arkið		þú arkir	þið arkið
	hann, hún, það arkar	þeir, þær, þau arka		hann, hún, það arki	þeir, þær, þau arki
past (þátíð)	ég arkaði	við örkuðum	past (þátíð)	ég arkaði	við örkuðum
	þú arkaðir	þið örkuðuð		þú arkaðir	þið örkuðuð
	hann, hún, það arkaði	þeir, þær, þau örkuðu		hann, hún, það arkaði	þeir, þær, þau örkuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	arka (þú)	arkið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	arkaðu	arkiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Synonyms

• lötra

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arka. Cognates include Finnish arka and Estonian arg.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑrk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑrɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrkɑ
• Hyphenation: ar‧ka
• Homophone: arki

Adjective

arka

1. cowardly

Declension

Declension of arka (type 3/kana, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	arka	arat
genitive	aran	arkoin
partitive	arkaa	arkoja
illative	arkaa	arkoi
inessive	aras	arois
elative	arast	aroist
allative	aralle	aroille
adessive	aral	aroil
ablative	aralt	aroilt
translative	araks	aroiks
essive	arkanna, arkaan	arkoinna, arkoin
exessive1)	arkant	arkoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 18

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Latvian

Triumfa arka (Barselonā)

Pusapļa arka

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately a borrowing from Latin arcus (“bow”), in feminine form (compare French arche (“bow”) and Late Latin arca, also ultimately from arcus).

Noun

arka f (4th declension)

1. (architecture) arch (bow-shaped arrangement between two supports)

   loka arka ― bow-shaped arch

   pusapļa arka ― semi-circular arch

   akmeņu arka ― stone arch

   loga, durvju, vārtu arka ― window, door, gate arch

   arkas cekuls ― the crest of the arch

   triumfa arka ― triumphal arch

   dzelzceļa tilta varenās arkas ― the mighty arches of the railway bridge

   neredzēti līkumaini koki, kuru savijušās lapotnes veido dabiskas arkas ― unseen cranked trees whose intertwined foliage forms natural arches

Declension

Declension of arka (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	arka	arkas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	arku	arkas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	arkas	arku
dative (datīvs)	arkai	arkām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	arku	arkām
locative (lokatīvs)	arkā	arkās
vocative (vokatīvs)	arka	arkas

Synonyms

• loks

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Lithuanian

Triumfo arka (Paryžiaus)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin arcus, via some other language, possibly Russian а́рка (árka).

Noun

árka f (plural árkos) stress pattern 1

1. (architecture) arch (bow-shaped arrangement between two supports)

   pusapskritė arka ― semi-circular arch

   segmentinė arka ― segmented arch

   pasaginė arka ― horseshoe arch

   parabolinė arka ― parabolic arch

   triumfo arka ― triumphal arch

   tilto arkos ― the arches of the bridge

Declension

declension of arka

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	árka	árkos
genitive (kilmininkas)	árkos	árkų
dative (naudininkas)	árkai	árkoms
accusative (galininkas)	árką	árkas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	árka	árkomis
locative (vietininkas)	árkoje	árkose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	árka	árkos

Further reading

• “arka”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
• “arka”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2023

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Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian arca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ka/

Noun

arka f

1. ark
2. (followed by ta') very

   Huwa arka tal-mużika ― He is a very talented musician

Derived terms

• arka ta' Noè

 

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• arkene

Noun

arka n

1. definite plural of ark (Etymology 2)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

arka f

1. definite singular of ark (Etymology 1)

arka n

1. definite plural of ark (Etymology 2)

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Polish

Alternative forms

• archa (Middle Polish)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish archa, from Latin arca.[1][2] First attested in the second half of the 15th century.[3]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ka/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -arka
• Syllabification: ar‧ka

Noun

arka f

1. (religion) ark (ship built by Noah)
2. (religion) ark (container)

Declension

Declension of arka

	singular	plural
nominative	arka	arki
genitive	arki	arek
dative	arce	arkom
accusative	arkę	arki
instrumental	arką	arkami
locative	arce	arkach
vocative	arko	arki

Derived terms

noun

• Arka Przymierza

 

References

1. Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “arka”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
3. B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “(arka) archa”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Further reading

• arka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• arka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “archa, arka”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2022
• Paweł Kupiszewski (08.05.2008), “ARKA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814), “arka”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “arka”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “arka, archa”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 57

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish آرقه‎ (arka), from Proto-Turkic *arka, *ār (“behind, back”). Cognate with Turkish art.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾ.kɐ/

Adjective

arka

1. back

Noun

arka (definite accusative arkayı, plural arkalar)

1. back
2. sequel, continuation, conclusion

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	arka
Definite accusative	arkayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	arka	arkalar
Definite accusative	arkayı	arkaları
Dative	arkaya	arkalara
Locative	arkada	arkalarda
Ablative	arkadan	arkalardan
Genitive	arkanın	arkaların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular arkam arkalarım 2nd singular arkan arkaların 3rd singular arkası arkaları 1st plural arkamız arkalarımız 2nd plural arkanız arkalarınız 3rd plural arkaları arkaları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular arkamı arkalarımı 2nd singular arkanı arkalarını 3rd singular arkasını arkalarını 1st plural arkamızı arkalarımızı 2nd plural arkanızı arkalarınızı 3rd plural arkalarını arkalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular arkama arkalarıma 2nd singular arkana arkalarına 3rd singular arkasına arkalarına 1st plural arkamıza arkalarımıza 2nd plural arkanıza arkalarınıza 3rd plural arkalarına arkalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular arkamda arkalarımda 2nd singular arkanda arkalarında 3rd singular arkasında arkalarında 1st plural arkamızda arkalarımızda 2nd plural arkanızda arkalarınızda 3rd plural arkalarında arkalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular arkamdan arkalarımdan 2nd singular arkandan arkalarından 3rd singular arkasından arkalarından 1st plural arkamızdan arkalarımızdan 2nd plural arkanızdan arkalarınızdan 3rd plural arkalarından arkalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular arkamın arkalarımın 2nd singular arkanın arkalarının 3rd singular arkasının arkalarının 1st plural arkamızın arkalarımızın 2nd plural arkanızın arkalarınızın 3rd plural arkalarının arkalarının

Antonyms

• ön

References

• Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*ărka”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill