kotka

See also: Kotka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kocka, from Proto-Finno-Permic *kočka. Cognates include Livvi kotku, Estonian kotkas, Northern Sami goaskin, Erzya куцькан (kucʹkan), Komi-Zyrian куч (kucʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkotkɑ/, [ˈko̞t̪kɑ]
  • Rhymes: -otkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kot‧ka

Noun

kotka

  1. eagle (any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision)
  2. golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos

Declension

Inflection of kotka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative kotka kotkat
genitive kotkan kotkien
partitive kotkaa kotkia
illative kotkaan kotkiin
singular plural
nominative kotka kotkat
accusative nom. kotka kotkat
gen. kotkan
genitive kotkan kotkien
kotkainrare
partitive kotkaa kotkia
inessive kotkassa kotkissa
elative kotkasta kotkista
illative kotkaan kotkiin
adessive kotkalla kotkilla
ablative kotkalta kotkilta
allative kotkalle kotkille
essive kotkana kotkina
translative kotkaksi kotkiksi
instructive kotkin
abessive kotkatta kotkitta
comitative kotkineen
Possessive forms of kotka (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person kotkani kotkamme
2nd person kotkasi kotkanne
3rd person kotkansa

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also

Anagrams


Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kocka, from Proto-Finno-Permic *kočka.

Noun

kotka

  1. eagle

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔt.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔtka
  • Syllabification: kot‧ka

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kòtъka. By surface analysis, kot + -ka.

Noun

kotka f (diminutive koteczka, augmentative kocica, masculine kot)

  1. Diminutive of kocica; female cat
  2. (botany) catkin, ament
    Synonym: bazia
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kotka m anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of kotek

Further reading

  • kotka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kotka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.