-ка

See also: ка and Appendix:Variations of "ka"

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RussianEdit

ParticleEdit

-ка • (-ka)

1. now, just (usually appended to an imperative verb to express a pressing request)

   Иди́те-ка сюда́ ― Idíte-ka sjudá ― Just come here!

   Послу́шай-ка, па́рень ― Poslúšaj-ka, párenʹ ― Now listen, lad!

SuffixEdit

-ка • (-ka)

1. Added to an adjective to create a feminine noun with the meaning of a carrier of the adjective’s properties.
2. Added to words to create a feminine noun denoting a part, profession, feature, membership, origin, social status, complexion, proper name, abstract noun, or animal's name.
3. A noun-forming diminutive suffix.

Usage notesEdit

Note the following properties:

• If the stress is on the ending, it is drawn onto the preceding syllable. Unstressed е may turn into ё when stressed.

  вода́ (vodá, “water”) → во́дка (vódka, “vodka”)

  бечева́ (bečevá, “twine”) → бечёвка (bečóvka, “twine”) (originally, "small twine")

• A velar may turn into a palatal as a result of the Slavic first palatalization. This is due to the *ь that was formerly present at the beginning of one variant of the suffix.

  апте́ка (aptéka, “pharmacy”) → апте́чка (aptéčka, “medicine box”)

  бума́га (bumága, “paper”) → бума́жка (bumážka, “small paper”)

• If the noun is feminine or neuter and reducible, the unreduced stem (as found in the genitive plural) is used. This happens frequently when the suffix is added onto a noun already in diminutive form.

  ку́кла (kúkla, “doll, puppet”) (genitive plural ку́кол (kúkol)) → ку́колка (kúkolka, “small doll, pupa”)

  бу́дка (búdka, “booth”) (genitive plural бу́док (búdok)) → бу́дочка (búdočka, “small booth”)

Derived termsEdit

► Russian words suffixed with -ка

Related termsEdit

• -о́к (-ók)

See alsoEdit

• -то (-to)

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *-ъka.

SuffixEdit

-ка (Latin spelling -ka)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, denoting a part, profession, feature, membership, origin, social status, complexion, proper name, abstract noun or animal's name.

See alsoEdit

• -инка
• -енка
• -овка