sloka
See also: slokā
English
Noun
sloka (plural slokas)
- Alternative form of shloka
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 268:
- But it's not to be yet. There's a series of slokas to be recited.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 268:
Anagrams
- Lasko, Solak, kolas, skoal
Czech
Etymology
Word adopted from Sanskrit श्लोक (śloka) by Josef Jungmann[1] with influence of his brother, Antonín Jan Jungmann, who studied Sanskrit.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsloka]
Noun
sloka f
- stanza (unit of a poem)
- verse (section of a song)
Declension
Declension of sloka
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sloka | sloky |
| genitive | sloky | slok |
| dative | sloce | slokám |
| accusative | sloku | sloky |
| vocative | sloko | sloky |
| locative | sloce | slokách |
| instrumental | slokou | slokami |
Synonyms
- (unit of a poem): strofa, (dated) sloha
References
- Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, Leda, 2015, →ISBN, page 640.
- Machek, Václav (1968), “sloka”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého, 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 556
Further reading
- sloka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- sloka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Latvian
Sloka
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *slankā-, formed by vowel gradation from Proto-Indo-European *slenk- “to cut, to twist, to wind, to meander; to crawl, to creep”. The original meaning was probably “crawler, creeper”, because of this bird's terrestrial habits and low flight. Cognates include Lithuanian slánka, slankà, slãnkė, Old Prussian slanke (“large woodcock”), Russian слу́ка (slúka), Ukrainian слу́ква (slúkva), Czech sluka, Polish słąka, śląka.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [slùoka]
Noun
sloka f (4th declension)
- woodcock (several bird species of the genus Scolopax, especially Scolopax rusticola)
- sloku riesta lidojums ― woodcock mating flight
- sloka dzīvo mitrākos lapu koku un jauktos mežos ― the woodcock lives in humid deciduous or mixed forests
- naktī pār purvu skrēja purva sloka... atvērtu knābi tā šāvās no vienas malas uz otru, rijot knišļus ― at night the swamp woodcock runs all over the swamp... it swings its open beak from side to side, swallowing small flies
Declension
Declension of sloka (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | sloka | slokas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | sloku | slokas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | slokas | sloku |
| dative (datīvs) | slokai | slokām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | sloku | slokām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | slokā | slokās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | sloka | slokas |
References
- Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “sloka”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *slǫ̀ka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /slòːka/, /slóːka/
Noun
slọ̄ka f
- snipe
Inflection
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | slóka | ||
| gen. sing. | slóke | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | slóka | slóki | slóke |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | slóke | slók | slók |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | slóki | slókama | slókam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | slóko | slóki | slóke |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | slóki | slókah | slókah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | slóko | slókama | slókami |
Further reading
- “sloka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Verb
sloka (present slokar, preterite slokade, supine slokat, imperative sloka)
- slouch
Conjugation
Conjugation of sloka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sloka | — | ||
| Supine | slokat | — | ||
| Imperative | sloka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sloken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | slokar | slokade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | sloka | slokade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | sloke | slokade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | slokande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- slokörad
Anagrams
- kolas, skola