-anka

See also: anka, Anka, and änka

Polish

Etymology

From -anin +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaŋ.ka/

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• Rhymes: -aŋka
• Syllabification: an‧ka

Suffix

-anka f (masculine -anin)

1. Attached to countries to mean "women coming from"

   ‎Rosjanin + ‎-anka → ‎Rosjanka

Suffix

-anka f

1. (not productive) Attached to surnames, sometimes to other nouns, to form feminine proper nouns meaning “daughter of”

   ‎Zaręba + ‎-anka → ‎Zarębianka

2. Purely structural suffix, forms feminine nouns of various kind.

   ‎pończochy + ‎-anka → ‎Pippi Pończoszanka

   ‎zapiekać + ‎-anka → ‎zapiekanka

   ‎rąbać + ‎-anka → ‎rąbanka

Declension

Declension of -anka

	singular	plural
nominative	-anka	-anki
genitive	-anki	-anek
dative	-ance	-ankom
accusative	-ankę	-anki
instrumental	-anką	-ankami
locative	-ance	-ankach
vocative	-anko	-anki

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -anka

Further reading

• -anka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• -anka in Polish dictionaries at PWN