Belarusian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Polish kaczka.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkat͡ʂka]
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Noun edit

ка́чка (káčkaf animal (genitive ка́чкі, nominative plural ка́чкі, genitive plural ка́чак)

  1. duck

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References edit

  • качка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian edit

 
Качка (кокиче)
 
Качка (нарцис)

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

ка́чка (káčkaf

  1. (dialectal) snowdrop (flower of genus Galanthus)
    Synonyms: коки́че (kokíče), (dialectal) белу́чка (belúčka)
  2. (dialectal) poet's daffodil (flower of genus Narcissus)
    Synonyms: бя́ло лале́ (bjálo lalé), качу́нка (kačúnka)
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Etymology 2 edit

ка́ца (káca) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Noun edit

ка́чка (káčkaf

  1. (dialectal) Diminutive of ка́ца (káca, barrel)
    Synonym: каче́ (kačé)
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  • кад (kad, vat) (dialectal)

References edit

  • качка²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from Russian ка́чка (káčka, rolling).

Noun edit

ка́чка (káčkaf

  1. (nautical) rolling, pitching (of nautical vessel)
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References edit

  • качка¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Pannonian Rusyn edit

 
Штири качки.

Etymology edit

From Old Slovak kačka. Cognates include Slovak kačka and Polish kaczka.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

качка (kačkaf (related adjective качи)

  1. duck

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Etymology 1 edit

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ка́чка (káčkaf inan (genitive ка́чки, nominative plural ка́чки, genitive plural ка́чек)

  1. (nautical) rolling, pitching
  2. (regional) duck
    Synonym: у́тка (útka)
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Noun edit

качка́ (kačkám anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of качо́к (kačók)

Ukrainian edit

 
Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology edit

Probably of imitative origin, similar to Czech kachna, kačka, and Slovak kačka, kačica.

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Noun edit

ка́чка (káčkaf animal (genitive ка́чки, nominative plural качки́, genitive plural качо́к, masculine ка́чур, relational adjective кача́чий or качи́ний or качури́ний, diminutive кача́ or кача́тко or кача́точко or каченя́ or каченя́тко)

  1. duck

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