matka

See also: mátka

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmatka/

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• Rhymes: -atka

Noun

matka f

1. mother

   Synonyms: máma, mamka, maminka, máti, mutr, mateř

   Antonym: otec

2. nut (of a bolt)

   Synonym: matice

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	matka	matky
genitive	matky	matek
dative	matce	matkám
accusative	matku	matky
vocative	matko	matky
locative	matce	matkách
instrumental	matkou	matkami

Related terms

• máma
• maminka
• mamka
• mateř
• mateřídouška
• mateřský
• mateřství
• máti
• matička

 

See also

• šroub (bolt)

Further reading

• matka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• matka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *matka, from Proto-Uralic *mëtka. Finnic cognates include Ingrian matka, Karelian matka, Livonian matkā, Veps matk and Votic matka. Other Uralic cognates include Northern Sami muotki, Eastern Khanty [script needed] (muγət) and Selkup [script needed] (mi̮ti̮).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑtkɑ/, [ˈmɑt̪kɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑtkɑ
• Hyphenation: mat‧ka

Noun

matka

1. trip

   Guamille on matkaa 76 kilometriä.

   The trip to Guam is 76 kilometres.

2. journey
3. distance

Declension

Inflection of matka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		matka	matkat
genitive		matkan	matkojen
partitive		matkaa	matkoja
illative		matkaan	matkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		matka	matkat
accusative	nom.	matka	matkat
	gen.	matkan
genitive		matkan	matkojen matkainrare
partitive		matkaa	matkoja
inessive		matkassa	matkoissa
elative		matkasta	matkoista
illative		matkaan	matkoihin
adessive		matkalla	matkoilla
ablative		matkalta	matkoilta
allative		matkalle	matkoille
essive		matkana	matkoina
translative		matkaksi	matkoiksi
instructive		—	matkoin
abessive		matkatta	matkoitta
comitative		—	matkoineen

Possessive forms of matka (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	matkani	matkamme
2nd person	matkasi	matkanne
3rd person	matkansa

Derived terms

• matkata
• matkia
• matkustaa

Anagrams

• kamat

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Ingrian

Noun

matka

1. trip
2. path

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat.ka/

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Etymology 1

Diminutive of Old Polish mać, from Proto-Slavic *mati, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr

Noun

matka f

1. mother

Declension

declension of matka

	singular	plural
nominative	matka	matki
genitive	matki	matek
dative	matce	matkom
accusative	matkę	matki
instrumental	matką	matkami
locative	matce	matkach
vocative	matko	matki

Related terms

• matczyny (adjective)
• mama (casual)
• mamusia (diminutive)

Etymology 2

Noun

matka f

1. Diminutive of mata

Further reading

• matka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Silesian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mati, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Noun

matka f

1. mother

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Slovak

Etymology

mať +‎ -ka, from Proto-Slavic *mati, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmatka/

Noun

matka f (genitive singular matky, nominative plural matky, genitive plural matiek, declension pattern of žena)

1. mother

   Synonyms: mať, mama, mamička, mater

Declension

Declension of matka

	singular	plural
nominative	matka	matky
genitive	matky	matiek
dative	matke	matkám
accusative	matku	matky
locative	matke	matkách
instrumental	matkou	matkami

Derived terms

• materský
• materinský
• matkin

Further reading

• matka in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk