качка
Belarusian
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish kaczka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkat͡ʂka]
Audio (file)
Noun
ка́чка • (káčka) f animal (genitive ка́чкі, nominative plural ка́чкі, genitive plural ка́чак)
- duck
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ка́чка káčka | ка́чкі káčki |
| genitive | ка́чкі káčki | ка́чак káčak |
| dative | ка́чцы káčcy | ка́чкам káčkam |
| accusative | ка́чку káčku | ка́чак káčak |
| instrumental | ка́чкай, ка́чкаю káčkaj, káčkaju | ка́чкамі káčkami |
| locative | ка́чцы káčcy | ка́чках káčkax |
| count form | — | ка́чкі1 káčki1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
Derived terms
- качкано́с (kačkanós)
References
- “качка” in Belarusian-Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkat͡ʃkə]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *kačьka, either onomatopoeic or expressive. Equivalent to ка́чам (káčam, “to swindle”) (colloquial) + -ка (-ka). In other Slavic languages means duck, e.g. Polish kaczka, Czech kačka, Russian ка́чка (káčka), Ukrainian ка́чка (káčka).
Noun
ка́чка • (káčka) f
- (dialectal) snowdrop (flower of genus Galanthus)
- Synonyms: коки́че (kokíče), (dialectal) белу́чка (belúčka)
- (dialectal) poet's daffodil (flower of genus Narcissus)
- Synonyms: бя́ло лале́ (bjálo lalé), качу́нка (kačúnka)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ка́чка káčka | ка́чки káčki |
| definite | ка́чката káčkata | ка́чките káčkite |
| vocative form | ка́чке káčke | ка́чки káčki |
Related terms
- кача́лка (kačálka, “peg”) (dialectal)
- качу́н (kačún), качу́нка (kačúnka, “type of flower”) (dialectal)
References
- качка³ in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
- Nayden Gerov (1897), “ка́чка”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 357
Etymology 2
ка́ца (káca) + -ка (-ka)
Noun
ка́чка • (káčka) f
- (dialectal) Diminutive of ка́ца (káca, “barrel”)
- Synonym: каче́ (kačé)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ка́чка káčka | ка́чки káčki |
| definite | ка́чката káčkata | ка́чките káčkite |
Related terms
- кад (kad, “vat”) (dialectal)
References
- качка² in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Russian ка́чка (káčka, “rolling”).
Noun
ка́чка • (káčka) f
- (nautical) rolling, pitching (of nautical vessel)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ка́чка káčka | ка́чки káčki |
| definite | ка́чката káčkata | ка́чките káčkite |
Related terms
- ката́я (katája, “to roll, to sway”) (dialectal)
References
- качка¹ in Rečnik na bǎlgarskija ezik (Institut za bǎlgarski ezik)
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkat͡ɕkə]
Noun
ка́чка • (káčka) f inan (genitive ка́чки, nominative plural ка́чки, genitive plural ка́чек)
- (nautical) rolling, pitching
- (ornithology, regional) duck
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ка́чка káčka | ка́чки káčki |
| genitive | ка́чки káčki | ка́чек káček |
| dative | ка́чке káčke | ка́чкам káčkam |
| accusative | ка́чку káčku | ка́чки káčki |
| instrumental | ка́чкой, ка́чкою káčkoj, káčkoju | ка́чками káčkami |
| prepositional | ка́чке káčke | ка́чках káčkax |
Synonyms
- у́тка (útka)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kɐt͡ɕˈka]
Noun
качка́ • (kačká) m anim
- genitive/accusative singular of качо́к (kačók)
Ukrainian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkat͡ʃkɐ]
Audio (file)
Noun
ка́чка • (káčka) f animal (genitive ка́чки, nominative plural качки́, genitive plural качо́к)
- duck
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ка́чка káčka | качки́ kačký |
| genitive | ка́чки káčky | качо́к kačók |
| dative | ка́чці káčci | качка́м kačkám |
| accusative | ка́чку káčku | качки́, качо́к kačký, kačók |
| instrumental | ка́чкою káčkoju | качка́ми kačkámy |
| locative | ка́чці káčci | качка́х kačkáx |
| vocative | ка́чко káčko | качки́ kačký |
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “качка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka