-enka

See also: enka, Enka, enkä, -enką, -eńka, and -eńką

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ɛŋka]
• Rhymes: -ɛŋka

Suffix

-enka f (noun-forming suffix)

1. a nominal suffix

Declension

Declension of -enka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	-enka	-enky
genitive	-enky	-enek
dative	-ence	-enkám
accusative	-enku	-enky
vocative	-enko	-enky
locative	-ence	-enkách
instrumental	-enkou	-enkami

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -enka

cukřenka

čelenka

domněnka

jitřenka

jízdenka

místenka

pepřenka

podprsenka

pomněnka

ročenka

řasenka

sestřenka

sněženka

stravenka

streamenka

tramvajenka

účtenka

vstupenka

závojenka

zpožděnka

žloutenka

• doručenka
• halenka

Further reading

• -enka/-ěnka in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *-nьje

Old Polish -enie

Polish -enie

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Old Polish -ka

Polish -ka

Polish -enka

From -enie +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɛnka
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-enka f

1. forms feminine nouns, often diminutive

   ‎jutro + ‎-enka → ‎jutrzenka

Declension

Declension of -enka

	singular	plural
nominative	-enka	-enki
genitive	-enki	-enek
dative	-ence	-enkom
accusative	-enkę	-enki
instrumental	-enką	-enkami
locative	-ence	-enkach
vocative	-enko	-enki

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -enka

budapesztenka

bukaresztenka

jutrzenka

wujenka

See also

• -ka

Further reading

• -enka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Suffix

-enka (Cyrillic spelling -енка)

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 also

• -ka
• -inka
• -ovka