rúčka

See also: Rucka, ručka, and ruçka

Slovak

Etymology

From ruka (“hand”) +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈruːt͡ʃka]

Noun

rúčka f (genitive singular rúčky, nominative plural rúčky, genitive plural rúčok, declension pattern of žena)

1. a small hand, such as a child's hand
2. (endearing) a woman's hand
3. a handle of a pen, hammer, luggage, etc.

Declension

Declension of rúčka

	singular	plural
nominative	rúčka	rúčky
genitive	rúčky	rúčok
dative	rúčke	rúčkám
accusative	rúčku	rúčky
locative	rúčke	rúčkách
instrumental	rúčkou	rúčkami

Derived terms

• ručička

Further reading

• “rúčka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024