качка

Belarusian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kaczka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkat͡ʂka]

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Noun

ка́чка • (káčka) f animal (genitive ка́чкі, nominative plural ка́чкі, genitive plural ка́чак)

1. duck

Declension

Declension of ка́чка (anml velar fem-form accent-a reduc)

	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

Качка (кокиче)

Качка (нарцис)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkat͡ʃkɐ]

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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

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)

Declension

Declension of ка́чка

	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 Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1897) “ка́чка”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 2, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 357

Etymology 2

ка́ца (káca) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Noun

ка́чка • (káčka) f

1. (dialectal) diminutive of ка́ца (káca, “barrel”)

   Synonym: каче́ (kačé)

Declension

Declension of ка́чка

	singular	plural
indefinite	ка́чка káčka	ка́чки káčki
definite	ка́чката káčkata	ка́чките káčkite

Related terms

• кад (kad, “vat”) (dialectal)

References

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

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Russian ка́чка (káčka, “rolling”).

Noun

ка́чка • (káčka) f

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

Declension

Declension of ка́чка

	singular	plural
indefinite	ка́чка káčka	ка́чки káčki
definite	ка́чката káčkata	ка́чките káčkite

Related terms

• ката́я (katája, “to roll, to sway”) (dialectal)

References

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

Pannonian Rusyn

Штири качки.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkat͡ʃka]
• Rhymes: -at͡ʃka
• Hyphenation: кач‧ка

Noun

качка (kačka) f (related adjective качи)

1. duck

References

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “качка”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkat͡ɕkə]

Noun

ка́чка • (káčka) f inan (genitive ка́чки, nominative plural ка́чки, genitive plural ка́чек)

1. (nautical) rolling, pitching
2. (regional) duck

   Synonym: у́тка (útka)

Declension

Declension of ка́чка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐt͡ɕˈka]

Noun

качка́ • (kačká) m anim

1. genitive/accusative singular of качо́к (kačók)

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkat͡ʃkɐ]

• Audio:

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Noun

ка́чка • (káčka) f 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

Declension

Declension of ка́чка (animal hard fem-form accent-c reduc)

	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
• “качка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)