алка
See also: -аљка
Bulgarian
Алки
Etymology
Ultimately from Old Norse alka (“seabird with dark plumage”), back-formed from the scientific name Alcae (“auks”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɫkə]
Noun
а́лка • (álka) f
- auklet (seabird of genus Aethia)
- Synonym: (standard term) коню́га (konjúga)
- more generally any alcid (seabird of family Alcidae)
- Synonym: гага́рка (gagárka)
Declension
Declension of а́лка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | а́лка álka | а́лки álki |
| definite | а́лката álkata | а́лките álkite |
| vocative form | а́лко álko | а́лки álki |
Dolgan
Noun
алка • (alka)
- hammer
Macedonian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɫka]
Noun
алка • (alka) f (diminutive алкичка)
- bracelet
- link (of a chain)
Declension
Declension of алка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | алка | алки |
| definite unspecified | алката | алките |
| definite proximal | алкава | алкиве |
| definite distal | алкана | алкине |
| vocative | алко | алки |
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- ха̑лка
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish حلقه (halka), from Arabic حَلْقَة (ḥalqa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /âːlka/
- Hyphenation: ал‧ка
Noun
а̑лка f (Latin spelling ȃlka)
- metal ring
- door knocker
- tilting at the ring (game)
Declension
Declension of алка
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | а̑лка | алке |
| genitive | алке | а̑лкӣ |
| dative | а̀лци/а̑лки | алкама |
| accusative | алку | алке |
| vocative | алко | алке |
| locative | алци / алки | алкама |
| instrumental | алком | алкама |