dika

See also: dīķa

Contents

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Native West African name.

NounEdit

dika (uncountable)

1. A West African food made from the almond-like seeds of Irvingia barteri.

AnagramsEdit

• kadi, kaid

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EsperantoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From German dick.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈdika/
• Hyphenation: di‧ka

AdjectiveEdit

dika (accusative singular dikan, plural dikaj, accusative plural dikajn)

1. thick

   La pordo estis dika.

   The door was thick.

2. fat

   La opero ne finiĝas, ĝis kantis la dika sinjorino.

   The opera doesn't end until the fat lady has sung.

AntonymsEdit

• maldika

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IdoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Esperanto dika, from English thick, German dick, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þekuz, from Proto-Indo-European *tegus.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈdi.ka/

AdjectiveEdit

dika

1. thick

AntonymsEdit

• dina

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Serbo-CroatianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Perhaps Latin (bene)dictiō (“blessing”), from the language of Church liturgy.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /dǐːka/
• Hyphenation: di‧ka

NounEdit

díka f (Cyrillic spelling ди́ка)

1. pride
2. fame, glory, honor
3. (obsolete) darling

DeclensionEdit

Declension of dika

	singular	plural
nominative	dika	dike
genitive	dike	dika
dative	diki	dikama
accusative	diku	dike
vocative	diko	dike
locative	diki	dikama
instrumental	dikom	dikama

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /dǐka/
• Hyphenation: di‧ka

NounEdit

dìka f (Cyrillic spelling дѝка)

1. Alternative form of dìkka

DeclensionEdit

Declension of dika

	singular	plural
nominative	dika	dike
genitive	dike	dika
dative	diki	dikama
accusative	diku	dike
vocative	diko	dike
locative	diki	dikama
instrumental	dikom	dikama

Etymology 3Edit

From a Bantu language.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /dîka/
• Hyphenation: di‧ka

NounEdit

dȉka f (Cyrillic spelling ди̏ка)

1. dika (African food made from the almond-like seeds of the Irvingia barteri)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of dika

	singular	plural
nominative	dika	dike
genitive	dike	dika
dative	diki	dikama
accusative	diku	dike
vocative	diko	dike
locative	diki	dikama
instrumental	dikom	dikama

ReferencesEdit

• “dika” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “dika” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “dika” in Hrvatski jezični portal