alka

See also: álka and áłká

Contents

Alungul

Noun

alka (ergative alkant)

1. spear

Further reading

• Languages of Cape York: papers presented to the linguistic symposium, part B, held in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Biennial General Meeting, May, 1974 (published 1976)

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Czech

Alka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alka]

Noun

alka f

1. auk

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	alka	alky
genitive	alky	alek
dative	alce	alkám
accusative	alku	alky
vocative	alko	alky
locative	alce	alkách
instrumental	alkou	alkami

Derived terms

• alkoun

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Flinders Island

Noun

alka (ergative alkata)

1. spear

Further reading

• Languages of Cape York: papers presented to the linguistic symposium, part B, held in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Biennial General Meeting, May, 1974 (published 1976)

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Hungarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒlkɒ]
• Hyphenation: al‧ka

alka

Noun

alka (plural alkák)

1. razorbill (Alca torda)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	alka	alkák
accusative	alkát	alkákat
dative	alkának	alkáknak
instrumental	alkával	alkákkal
causal-final	alkáért	alkákért
translative	alkává	alkákká
terminative	alkáig	alkákig
essive-formal	alkaként	alkákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	alkában	alkákban
superessive	alkán	alkákon
adessive	alkánál	alkáknál
illative	alkába	alkákba
sublative	alkára	alkákra
allative	alkához	alkákhoz
elative	alkából	alkákból
delative	alkáról	alkákról
ablative	alkától	alkáktól

Possessive forms of alka
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	alkám	alkáim
2nd person sing.	alkád	alkáid
3rd person sing.	alkája	alkái
1st person plural	alkánk	alkáink
2nd person plural	alkátok	alkáitok
3rd person plural	alkájuk	alkáik

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Mapudungun

Noun

alka (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. rooster

Synonyms

• alka acawaj

Adjective

alka (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. (grammar) masculine

Usage notes

Used together with the name of certain types of animals to show that they are of the male sex.

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

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Mbariman-Gudhinma

Noun

alka (ergative alkanow)

1. spear

Further reading

• Languages of Cape York: papers presented to the linguistic symposium, part B, held in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Biennial General Meeting, May, 1974 (published 1976)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• alken

Noun

alka m or f

1. definite feminine singular of alke

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

alka f

1. singular definite of alke

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *alkǭ.

Noun

alka f (genitive ǫlku)

1. auk

Declension

  Declension of alka (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alka	alkan	ǫlkur	ǫlkurnar
accusative	ǫlku	ǫlkuna	ǫlkur	ǫlkurnar
dative	ǫlku	ǫlkunni	ǫlkum	ǫlkunum
genitive	ǫlku	ǫlkunnar	alkna	alknanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: álka
• Faroese: álka
• Norwegian Nynorsk: alke
• Norwegian Bokmål: alke
• Swedish: alka
• Danish: alke

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Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• hȃlka

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حلقه‎ (halka), from Arabic حَلْقَة‎ (ḥalqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /âːlka/
• Hyphenation: al‧ka

Noun

ȃlka f (Cyrillic spelling а̑лка)

1. metal ring
2. door knocker
3. tilting at the ring (game)

Declension

Declension of alka

	singular	plural
nominative	ȃlka	alke
genitive	alke	ȃlkī
dative	àlci/ȃlki	alkama
accusative	alku	alke
vocative	alko	alke
locative	alci / alki	alkama
instrumental	alkom	alkama

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɫka/

Noun

alka f (genitive singular alky, nominative plural alky, genitive plural álk, aliek, declension pattern of žena)

1. auk

Declension

Declension of alka

	singular	plural
nominative	alka	alky
genitive	alky	álk, aliek
dative	alke	alkám
accusative	alku	alky
locative	alke	alkách
instrumental	alkou	alkami

Derived terms

• alka malá (razorbill)
• alka veľká (great auk, garefowl)

References

• alka in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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Swedish

Noun

alka c

1. auk; bird in the family Alcidae

Declension

Declension of alka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	alka	alkan	alkor	alkorna
Genitive	alkas	alkans	alkors	alkornas