-ka

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Contents 1 Bosnian 1.1 Suffix 1.2 See also 2 Croatian 2.1 Suffix 2.2 See also 3 Hungarian 3.1 Suffix 3.2 See also 4 Serbian 4.1 Suffix 4.2 See also 5 Slovak 5.1 Suffix 5.2 Usage notes

[edit] Bosnian

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-ka

1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, denoting a part, profession, feature, membership, origin, social status, complexion, proper name, abstract noun or animal's name.

[edit] See also

• -inka
• -enka
• -ovka

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[edit] Croatian

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-ka

1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, denoting a part, profession, feature, membership, origin, social status, complexion, proper name, abstract noun or animal's name.

[edit] See also

• -inka
• -enka
• -ovka

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[edit] Hungarian

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-ka

1. Diminutive suffix used with back vowel words. The front vowel version is -ke.

   cukor (sugar) - cukorka (candy)

   asztal (table) - asztalka (small table)

[edit] See also

• -cska

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[edit] Serbian

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-ka (Cyrillic spelling: -ка)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a feminine noun, denoting a part, profession, feature, membership, origin, social status, complexion, proper name, abstract noun or animal's name.

[edit] See also

• -inka
• -enka
• -ovka

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[edit] Slovak

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-ka f, -ky pl

-k stem

-ok or -iek gen pl

(declension pattern): žena

1. signifies that the word is a feminine version of the word it is appended to.

   Talian (m, an Italian man) + -ka = Talianka (f, an Italian woman)

2. sometimes signifies that word is a diminutive

   mucha (f, a fly) + -ka = muška (f, a small fly)

[edit] Usage notes

There are other suffixes that serve the same purpose in Slovak. So, you cannot just take any masculine Slovak word and add -ka to produce the feminine version. However, it is useful in determining the meaning of an unknown feminine Slovak word if you have its original masculine word. And it gives you a good idea of its declension.