котка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kòtъka, from *kotъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔtkɐ]

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Noun

ко́тка • (kótka) f (masculine котара́к, diminutive ко́те)

1. female equivalent of котара́к (kotarák): cat, feline (usually a female one)
2. crampon, climbing iron

Declension

Declension of ко́тка

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́тка kótka	ко́тки kótki
definite	ко́тката kótkata	ко́тките kótkite
vocative form	ко́тко kótko	ко́тки kótki

Further reading

• “котка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Anagrams

• откак (otkak), както (kakto), котак (kotak)

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian котка (kotka), from Proto-Slavic *kòtъka, from *kotъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔtka]
• Hyphenation: кот‧ка

Noun

ко́тка • (kótka) f (plural ко́тки)

1. (dialectal) cat (in general, but usually a female one)

   Synonym: ма́чка (máčka)

Declension

Declension of котка

	singular	plural
indefinite	котка	котки
definite unspecified	котката	котките
definite proximal	коткава	коткиве
definite distal	коткана	коткине
vocative	котко	котки

References

• “котка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Old Ruthenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ко́тъка (kótŭka), from Proto-Slavic *kòtъka, from *kòtъ. Cognate with Old Polish kotka.

Noun

ко́тка • (kótka) f animal (masculine котъ)

1. feminine of котъ (kot)

   Synonym: ко́шка (kóška)

Descendants

• Belarusian: ко́тка (kótka) (regional)
• Carpathian Rusyn: ко́тка (kótka) (regional)
• Ukrainian: кі́тка (kítka)

Further reading

• Bulyka, A. M., editor (1997), “котка”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 16 (коржъ – лесничанка), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 58
• Chikalo, M. I., editor (2010), “котка”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 15 (конь – легковѣрны), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 56