orka

See also: órka and orką

Cebuano

Etymology

From English orca, from Latin orca.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: or‧ka

Noun

orka

1. a killer whale (Orcinus orca)

Anagrams

• arko, karo, okra

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin orca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr.kaː/

• audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: or‧ka

Noun

orka m (plural orka's, diminutive orkaatje n)

1. killer whale, orca, Orcinus orca

   Synonyms: ork, zwaardwalvis

Faroese

Etymology

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

Noun

orka f (genitive singular orku)

1. strength, power

Declension

Declension of orka (singular only)
f1s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	orka	orkan
accusative	orku	orkuna
dative	orku	orkuni
genitive	orku	orkunnar

Verb

orka (third person singular past indicative orkaði, third person plural past indicative orkaðu, supine orkað)

1. to be able to

   Hann orkar betur at renna enn tú.

   He can run better than you.

Conjugation

Conjugation of orka (group v-30)
infinitive	orka
supine	orkað
participle (a6)1	orkandi	orkaður
	present	past
first singular	orki	orkaði
second singular	orkar	orkaði
third singular	orkar	orkaði
plural	orka	orkaðu
	imperative
singular	orka!
plural	orkið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

"orka" at Sprotin.fo

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr̥ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔr̥ka

Etymology 1

From Old Norse orka, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną. Doublet of yrkja.

Noun

orka f (genitive singular orku, no plural)

1. strength, power
2. energy

Declension

declension of orka

f-w1	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	orka	orkan
accusative	orku	orkuna
dative	orku	orkunni
genitive	orku	orkunnar

Synonyms

• (strength, power): kraftur, afl
• (energy): afl

Derived terms

• orkugjafi (“energy source”)
• orkuleysi (“lack of energy; lethargy”)
• orkulína (“power line”)
• orkunýting (“energy use”)
• orkustöð (“power station”)
• orkuver (“power station”)

Verb

orka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative orkaði, supine orkað)

1. (transitive, with dative) to affect, to influence

Conjugation

orka — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að orka
supine (sagnbót)		orkað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		orkandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég orka	við orkum	present (nútíð)	ég orki	við orkum
	þú orkar	þið orkið		þú orkir	þið orkið
	hann, hún, það orkar	þeir, þær, þau orka		hann, hún, það orki	þeir, þær, þau orki
past (þátíð)	ég orkaði	við orkuðum	past (þátíð)	ég orkaði	við orkuðum
	þú orkaðir	þið orkuðuð		þú orkaðir	þið orkuðuð
	hann, hún, það orkaði	þeir, þær, þau orkuðu		hann, hún, það orkaði	þeir, þær, þau orkuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	orka (þú)	orkið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	orkaðu	orkiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

orkast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að orkast
supine (sagnbót)		orkast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		orkandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég orkast	við orkumst	present (nútíð)	ég orkist	við orkumst
	þú orkast	þið orkist		þú orkist	þið orkist
	hann, hún, það orkast	þeir, þær, þau orkast		hann, hún, það orkist	þeir, þær, þau orkist
past (þátíð)	ég orkaðist	við orkuðumst	past (þátíð)	ég orkaðist	við orkuðumst
	þú orkaðist	þið orkuðust		þú orkaðist	þið orkuðust
	hann, hún, það orkaðist	þeir, þær, þau orkuðust		hann, hún, það orkaðist	þeir, þær, þau orkuðust
imperative (boðháttur)	orkast (þú)	orkist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	orkastu	orkisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

orkaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	orkaður	orkuð	orkað		orkaðir	orkaðar	orkuð
accusative (þolfall)	orkaðan	orkaða	orkað		orkaða	orkaðar	orkuð
dative (þágufall)	orkuðum	orkaðri	orkuðu		orkuðum	orkuðum	orkuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	orkaðs	orkaðrar	orkaðs		orkaðra	orkaðra	orkaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	orkaði	orkaða	orkaða		orkuðu	orkuðu	orkuðu
accusative (þolfall)	orkaða	orkuðu	orkaða		orkuðu	orkuðu	orkuðu
dative (þágufall)	orkaða	orkuðu	orkaða		orkuðu	orkuðu	orkuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	orkaða	orkuðu	orkaða		orkuðu	orkuðu	orkuðu

Derived terms

• orka á (“to influence [somebody], to affect [somebody]”)
• orka tvímælis (“to be doubtful”)

Etymology 2

Inflected form of orki (“orc”).

Noun

orka

1. indefinite accusative singular of orki
2. indefinite dative singular of orki
3. indefinite genitive singular of orki
4. indefinite accusative plural of orki
5. indefinite genitive plural of orki

Anagrams

• okra

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• orke

Etymology

Similar to Swedish orka

Verb

orka (present tense orkar, past tense orka, past participle orka, passive infinitive orkast, present participle orkande, imperative orka/ork)

1. to bother to, to have energy to

   Synonyms: gidda, palla

References

• “orka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

orka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr.ka/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔrka
• Syllabification: or‧ka

Etymology 1

From orać +‎ -ka.

Noun

orka f

1. (agriculture) ploughing; tilling
2. (colloquial) hard or exhausting work

Declension

Declension of orka

	singular
nominative	orka
genitive	orki
dative	orce
accusative	orkę
instrumental	orką
locative	orce
vocative	orko

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin orca.

Noun

orka f

1. killer whale (Orcinus orca)

   Synonyms: orka oceaniczna, miecznik

Declension

Declension of orka

	singular	plural
nominative	orka	orki
genitive	orki	orek
dative	orce	orkom
accusative	orkę	orki
instrumental	orką	orkami
locative	orce	orkach
vocative	orko	orki

Descendants

• → Kashubian: órka

Further reading

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

Swedish

FWOTD – 14 February 2016

Etymology

From Old Swedish orka, from Old Norse orka, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (English work), from Proto-Indo-European *wṛǵ-·.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔrˌka/

• audio

  (file)

Verb

orka (present orkar, preterite orkade, supine orkat, imperative orka)

1. (auxiliary verb) to have strength, will, or stamina enough

   Han orkade inte springa hela vägen

   He didn't have enough stamina to run all the way (and had to stop running)

   Orkar han?

   Can he do it? ("Does he have enough strength/will/stamina (depending on context) to do it?")

   Hon sprang allt vad hon orkade

   She ran as fast as she could ("all she had enough strength/will/stamina to")

2. (auxiliary verb, colloquial) to be bothered to

   Jag orkar inte bry mig om det idag

   I can't be bothered to care about that today

3. to have room for (be able to eat)

   Orkar du en till pannkaka?

   Do you have room for another pancake? ("Do you have enough strength/will/stamina for another pancake?")

4. (with med (“with”)) to have strength, will, or stamina enough to deal with

   Jag orkar inte med honom

   I can't deal with him

   Jag orkar inte med hans tjat

   I can't stand his nagging

Conjugation

Conjugation of orka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	orka		—
Supine	orkat		—
Imperative	orka		—
Imper. plural1	orken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	orkar	orkade	—	—
Ind. plural1	orka	orkade	—	—
Subjunctive2	orke	orkade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	orkande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Interjection

orka

1. (colloquial) Expresses unwillingness to do something (taxing).

   – Ta ut soporna, är du snäll. – Orka!

   – Take out the trash, please. – I can't be arsed! / it's too much work!

Usage notes

In modern colloquial language, particularly among younger speakers, the verb is often used as a statement of unwillingness or animosity according to the formula orka + <action> similar to how "as if" is used in US English. Example: Orka städa hela huset, "as if I'd clean the whole house". It can also be reduced to just orka as a shorthand response to indicate disinclination to something.

Synonyms

• gitta (dialectal)
• idas
• tya (archaic)
• palla

References

• orka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• orka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• orka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)