картинка

Russian

Etymology

карти́на (kartína) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐrˈtʲinkə]

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Noun

карти́нка • (kartínka) f inan (genitive карти́нки, nominative plural карти́нки, genitive plural карти́нок)

1. diminutive of карти́на (kartína): a small picture, photograph or illustration; icon

Usage notes

This term is typically used in a general fashion to refer to images, photographs etc., with a tendency of usage for creations that were made with the help of technology. In terms of refering to drawings, картина is mainly used for hand-made paintings and often carries a sense of referring to a perceived work of art.

Declension

Declension of карти́нка (inan fem-form velar-stem accent-a reduc) 

	singular	plural
nominative	карти́нка kartínka	карти́нки kartínki
genitive	карти́нки kartínki	карти́нок kartínok
dative	карти́нке kartínke	карти́нкам kartínkam
accusative	карти́нку kartínku	карти́нки kartínki
instrumental	карти́нкой, карти́нкою kartínkoj, kartínkoju	карти́нками kartínkami
prepositional	карти́нке kartínke	карти́нках kartínkax