šotka
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- šȁtka, masculine šȁtor
Etymology
Often said to be from Albanian shotë, but this has been disputed by some. Also Bulgarian ша́тка (šátka, “duck”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃôtka/
Noun
šȍtka f (Cyrillic spelling шо̏тка, masculine šȍtar)
- (Kosovo, Torlakian, obsolete) duck
- Synonyms: plȏvka, pȁtka, rȁca
- a. 1914, Antun Gustav Matoš, Sabrana djela Antuna Gustava Matoša, volume XV, page 42:
- Služavka s bubuljičavim nosom k’o u morske šotke
- A servantess with a nose spotted like that of a sea duck
Declension
Declension of šotka
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | šotka | šotke |
| genitive | šotke | šȍtākā / šȍtkī |
| dative | šotki | šotkama |
| accusative | šotku | šotke |
| vocative | šotko | šotke |
| locative | šotki | šotkama |
| instrumental | šotkom | šotkama |
References
- Omari, Anila (2012), “šotka”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 437f