nerka
See also: nerką
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Russian не́рка (nérka) from Finnish nieriä (“arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus”).
Noun edit
nerka
- Used as a specific epithet; sockeye salmon.
Derived terms edit
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian не́рка (nérka) from Finnish nieriä (“arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɜːkə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɝkə/
Noun edit
nerka (plural nerkas)
- A sockeye salmon.
- 1892, W. A. Perry, American Game Fishes, page 78:
- This Salmon was a Nerka, and was a tame fish indeed.
Polish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
nerka f (diminutive nereczka, augmentative nera)
- kidney (organ in the body that filters the blood, producing urine)
- kidney dish, emesis basin (shallow basin with a kidney-shaped base and sloping walls used in medical and surgical wards to receive soiled dressings and other medical waste)
- fanny pack, bum bag (small fabric pouch secured with a zipper and worn at the waist by a strap around the hips)
Declension edit
Declension of nerka
Derived terms edit
nouns
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Russian не́рка (nérka).
Noun edit
nerka f
Declension edit
Declension of nerka
Further reading edit
- nerka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nerka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Plevačová, Hermína (1978) “K slovanským výpůjčkám narikla, nerita, nerka, nanara ap. [About the Slavic loans narikla, nerita, nerka, nanara and so on]”, in Sborník prací Filozofické fakulty brněnské univerzity. A, Řada jazykovědná[1] (in Czech), volumes A25-26, pages 87–91