minka

See also: minkä and mink'a

Faroese

Verb

minka (third person singular past indicative minkað, third person plural past indicative minkaði, supine minkaði)

1. to lessen

Conjugation

Conjugation of minka (group v-30)
infinitive	minka
supine	minkað
participle (a6)1	minkandi	minkaður
	present	past
first singular	minki	minkaði
second singular	minkar	minkaði
third singular	minkar	minkaði
plural	minka	minkaðu
	imperative
singular	minka!
plural	minkið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• minke

Etymology

From Old Norse minka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²mɪŋkɑ/

Verb

minka (present tense minkar, past tense minka, past participle minka, passive infinitive minkast, present participle minkande, imperative minka/mink)

1. to lessen

Synonyms

• minska

Further reading

• “minka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

From mina +‎ -ka.

Noun

minka f

1. diminutive of mina (facial expression)

   Co taka smutna minka ― What a sad little face

2. emoticon

Declension

Declension of minka

	singular	plural
nominative	minka	minki
genitive	minki	minek
dative	mince	minkom
accusative	minkę	minki
instrumental	minką	minkami
locative	mince	minkach
vocative	minko	minki

Further reading

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

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Quechua

Noun

minka

1. Alternative spelling of mink'a

Declension

declension of minka

	singular	plural
nominative	minka	minkakuna
accusative	minkata	minkakunata
dative	minkaman	minkakunaman
genitive	minkap	minkakunap
locative	minkapi	minkakunapi
terminative	minkakama	minkakunakama
ablative	minkamanta	minkakunamanta
instrumental	minkawan	minkakunawan
comitative	minkantin	minkakunantin
abessive	minkannaq	minkakunannaq
comparative	minkahina	minkakunahina
causative	minkarayku	minkakunarayku
benefactive	minkapaq	minkakunapaq
associative	minkapura	minkakunapura
distributive	minkanka	minkakunanka
exclusive	minkalla	minkakunalla

possessive forms of minka

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	minkay	minkaykuna
accusative	minkayta	minkaykunata
dative	minkayman	minkaykunaman
genitive	minkaypa	minkaykunap
locative	minkaypi	minkaykunapi
terminative	minkaykama	minkaykunakama
ablative	minkaymanta	minkaykunamanta
instrumental	minkaywan	minkaykunawan
comitative	minkaynintin	minkaykunantin
abessive	minkayninnaq	minkaykunannaq
comparative	minkayhina	minkaykunahina
causative	minkayrayku	minkaykunarayku
benefactive	minkaypaq	minkaykunapaq
associative	minkaypura	minkaykunapura
distributive	minkayninka	minkaykunanka
exclusive	minkaylla	minkaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	minkayki	minkaykikuna
accusative	minkaykita	minkaykikunata
dative	minkaykiman	minkaykikunaman
genitive	minkaykipa	minkaykikunap
locative	minkaykipi	minkaykikunapi
terminative	minkaykikama	minkaykikunakama
ablative	minkaykimanta	minkaykikunamanta
instrumental	minkaykiwan	minkaykikunawan
comitative	minkaykintin	minkaykikunantin
abessive	minkaykinnaq	minkaykikunannaq
comparative	minkaykihina	minkaykikunahina
causative	minkaykirayku	minkaykikunarayku
benefactive	minkaykipaq	minkaykikunapaq
associative	minkaykipura	minkaykikunapura
distributive	minkaykinka	minkaykikunanka
exclusive	minkaykilla	minkaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	minkan	minkankuna
accusative	minkanta	minkankunata
dative	minkanman	minkankunaman
genitive	minkanpa	minkankunap
locative	minkanpi	minkankunapi
terminative	minkankama	minkankunakama
ablative	minkanmanta	minkankunamanta
instrumental	minkanwan	minkankunawan
comitative	minkanintin	minkankunantin
abessive	minkanninnaq	minkankunannaq
comparative	minkanhina	minkankunahina
causative	minkanrayku	minkankunarayku
benefactive	minkanpaq	minkankunapaq
associative	minkanpura	minkankunapura
distributive	minkaninka	minkankunanka
exclusive	minkanlla	minkankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	minkanchik	minkanchikkuna
accusative	minkanchikta	minkanchikkunata
dative	minkanchikman	minkanchikkunaman
genitive	minkanchikpa	minkanchikkunap
locative	minkanchikpi	minkanchikkunapi
terminative	minkanchikkama	minkanchikkunakama
ablative	minkanchikmanta	minkanchikkunamanta
instrumental	minkanchikwan	minkanchikkunawan
comitative	minkanchiknintin	minkanchikkunantin
abessive	minkanchikninnaq	minkanchikkunannaq
comparative	minkanchikhina	minkanchikkunahina
causative	minkanchikrayku	minkanchikkunarayku
benefactive	minkanchikpaq	minkanchikkunapaq
associative	minkanchikpura	minkanchikkunapura
distributive	minkanchikninka	minkanchikkunanka
exclusive	minkanchiklla	minkanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	minkayku	minkaykukuna
accusative	minkaykuta	minkaykukunata
dative	minkaykuman	minkaykukunaman
genitive	minkaykupa	minkaykukunap
locative	minkaykupi	minkaykukunapi
terminative	minkaykukama	minkaykukunakama
ablative	minkaykumanta	minkaykukunamanta
instrumental	minkaykuwan	minkaykukunawan
comitative	minkaykuntin	minkaykukunantin
abessive	minkaykunnaq	minkaykukunannaq
comparative	minkaykuhina	minkaykukunahina
causative	minkaykurayku	minkaykukunarayku
benefactive	minkaykupaq	minkaykukunapaq
associative	minkaykupura	minkaykukunapura
distributive	minkaykunka	minkaykukunanka
exclusive	minkaykulla	minkaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	minkaykichik	minkaykichikkuna
accusative	minkaykichikta	minkaykichikkunata
dative	minkaykichikman	minkaykichikkunaman
genitive	minkaykichikpa	minkaykichikkunap
locative	minkaykichikpi	minkaykichikkunapi
terminative	minkaykichikkama	minkaykichikkunakama
ablative	minkaykichikmanta	minkaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	minkaykichikwan	minkaykichikkunawan
comitative	minkaykichiknintin	minkaykichikkunantin
abessive	minkaykichikninnaq	minkaykichikkunannaq
comparative	minkaykichikhina	minkaykichikkunahina
causative	minkaykichikrayku	minkaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	minkaykichikpaq	minkaykichikkunapaq
associative	minkaykichikpura	minkaykichikkunapura
distributive	minkaykichikninka	minkaykichikkunanka
exclusive	minkaykichiklla	minkaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	minkanku	minkankukuna
accusative	minkankuta	minkankukunata
dative	minkankuman	minkankukunaman
genitive	minkankupa	minkankukunap
locative	minkankupi	minkankukunapi
terminative	minkankukama	minkankukunakama
ablative	minkankumanta	minkankukunamanta
instrumental	minkankuwan	minkankukunawan
comitative	minkankuntin	minkankukunantin
abessive	minkankunnaq	minkankukunannaq
comparative	minkankuhina	minkankukunahina
causative	minkankurayku	minkankukunarayku
benefactive	minkankupaq	minkankukunapaq
associative	minkankupura	minkankukunapura
distributive	minkankunka	minkankukunanka
exclusive	minkankulla	minkankukunalla