branka

See also: Branka and branką

Czech

Etymology

From brána +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbraŋka]

Noun

branka f

1. diminutive of brána (“gate”)
2. gate (entrance to a garden or a cemetery)

   Synonym: vrátka

3. (sports) goal (an area into which the players attempt to put an object)
4. (sports) goal (point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal)

Declension

Declension of branka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	branka	branky
genitive	branky	branek
dative	brance	brankám
accusative	branku	branky
vocative	branko	branky
locative	brance	brankách
instrumental	brankou	brankami

Derived terms

• brankář m
• brankářka f
• brankářský
• branková čára f
• brankové území n
• brankoviště n
• brankový
• tah na bránu

 

Further reading

• “branka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “branka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “branka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian branca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbran.ka/

Noun

branka f (plural branki or branek)

1. category, class
2. branch (of knowledge)
3. tentacle
4. flight of steps

Polish

Etymology

From brać +‎ -anka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbraŋ.ka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aŋka
• Syllabification: bran‧ka

Noun

branka f

1. (historical) impressment for forced labor or military service

   Hypernym: pobór

2. (historical) female captive

   Synonym: jeniec

Declension

Declension of branka

	singular	plural
nominative	branka	branki
genitive	branki	branek
dative	brance	brankom
accusative	brankę	branki
instrumental	branką	brankami
locative	brance	brankach
vocative	branko	branki

Related terms

nouns

• bierka
• biorca

 

verb

• brać impf

 

Further reading

• branka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• branka in Polish dictionaries at PWN