ekonomika

See also: ekonomiką and ekonomikā

Basque

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Etymology

Ellipsis of Spanish cocina económica (literally “economical kitchen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekonomika/ [e.ko.no.mi.ka]
• Rhymes: -ika, -a
• Hyphenation: e‧ko‧no‧mi‧ka

Noun

ekonomika inan

1. (Southern) cookstove (a primitive kind of stove used for cooking)

   Hypernym: sukalde

   • 1988, Jose Azpiroz, Arbol zarraren kimuak (Auspoa Liburutegia; 200)‎^[1], Etor, →ISBN, page 165:

     Eskubitara leio bat. Ezkerretara bestea. Atzeko aldean ekonomika, ta erdian maia.

     A window to the right. Another to the left. A cookstove in the back and a table in the middle.

Declension

Declension of ekonomika (inan a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	ekonomika	ekonomika	ekonomikak	ekonomikok
ergative	ekonomikak	ekonomikak	ekonomikek	ekonomikok
dative	ekonomikari	ekonomikari	ekonomikei	ekonomikoi
genitive	ekonomikaren	ekonomikaren	ekonomiken	ekonomikon
comitative	ekonomikarekin	ekonomikarekin	ekonomikekin	ekonomikokin
causative	ekonomikarengatik	ekonomikarengatik	ekonomikengatik	ekonomikongatik
benefactive	ekonomikarentzat	ekonomikarentzat	ekonomikentzat	ekonomikontzat
instrumental	ekonomikaz	ekonomikaz	ekonomikez	ekonomikotaz
inessive	ekonomikatan	ekonomikan	ekonomiketan	ekonomikotan
locative	ekonomikatako	ekonomikako	ekonomiketako	ekonomikotako
allative	ekonomikatara	ekonomikara	ekonomiketara	ekonomikotara
terminative	ekonomikataraino	ekonomikaraino	ekonomiketaraino	ekonomikotaraino
directive	ekonomikatarantz	ekonomikarantz	ekonomiketarantz	ekonomikotarantz
destinative	ekonomikatarako	ekonomikarako	ekonomiketarako	ekonomikotarako
ablative	ekonomikatatik	ekonomikatik	ekonomiketatik	ekonomikotatik
partitive	ekonomikarik	—	—	—
prolative	ekonomikatzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “ekonomika”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “ekonomika”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛkonomɪka]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ekonomika f

1. economy

   Synonym: hospodářství

Declension

Declension of ekonomika (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	ekonomika	ekonomiky
genitive	ekonomiky	ekonomik
dative	ekonomice	ekonomikám
accusative	ekonomiku	ekonomiky
vocative	ekonomiko	ekonomiky
locative	ekonomice	ekonomikách
instrumental	ekonomikou	ekonomikami

Related terms

• ekonom
• ekonomický
• ekonomie
• ekonomka

Further reading

• “ekonomika”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “ekonomika”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “ekonomika”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Indonesian

Etymology

From English economics.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛkoˈno.mi.ka]
• Hyphenation: éko‧no‧mi‧ka

Noun

ékonomika (plural ekonomika-ekonomika)

1. synonym of ilmu ekonomi

Related terms

• ekonom
• ekonomi
• ekonomika
• ekonomis

Latvian

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately from Latin oeconomia, from Ancient Greek οἰκονομία (oikonomía, “management of a household, administration”), from οἶκος (oîkos, “house”) and νόμος (nómos, “law”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

ekonomika f (4th declension)

1. economy (system of management of capital and resources, their production, distribution, and consumption)

   feodālisma, kapitālisma, sociālisma ekonomika ― feudal, capitalist, socialist economy

   economy (total sum of resources, production, services, and capital of a given area, or in a given social domain)

   Latvijas ekonomika ― the Latvian economy

   rūpniecības, transporta ekonomika ― industrial, transport economy

   interesnati palūkoties, kādas būs Baltijas ekonomikas rītdiena ― it is interesting to see what the tomorrow (= future) of the Baltic economy will be

2. economics (social science that studies resource production, distribution, and consumption, capital and investment, and the management of the factors of production)

   ekonomikas zinātne ― economics (lit. economy science)

   ekonomikas vēsture ― history of economics

   ekonomikas fakultāte ― faculty of economics

   studēt ekonomiku ― to study economics

Declension

Declension of ekonomika (4th)

	singular	plural
nominative	ekonomika	—
genitive	ekonomikas	—
dative	ekonomikai	—
accusative	ekonomiku	—
instrumental	ekonomiku	—
locative	ekonomikā	—
vocative	ekonomika	—

Related terms

• ekonomija
• ekonomists, ekonomiste
• ekonomisks

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛkɔˈnɔmʲɪkɐ]
• Rhymes: -ɔmʲɪkɐ
• Syllabification: e‧ko‧nò‧mi‧ka

Noun

ekonomika f

1. economy (system of management of capital and resources, their production, distribution, and consumption)

   feodalizmo, kapitalizmo, socializmo ekonomika — feudal, capitalist, socialist economy

   economy (total sum of resources, production, services, and capital of a given area, or in a given social domain)

   Lietuvos ekonomika — the Lithuanian economy

   industrinė, transporto ekonomika — industrial, transport economy

2. economics (social science that studies resource production, distribution, and consumption, capital and investment, and the management of the factors of production)

Declension

Declension of ekonomika

	singular	plural
nominative	ekonomika	ekonomikos
genitive	ekonomikos	ekonomikų
dative	ekonomikai	ekonomikoms
accusative	ekonomiką	ekonomikas
instrumental	ekonomika	ekonomikomis
locative	ekonomikoje	ekonomikose
vocative	ekonomika	ekonomikos

Maltese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.kɔˈnɔː.mɪ.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔːmɪka

Adjective

ekonomika f

1. feminine singular of ekonomiku

Polish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (prescriptive) /ɛ.kɔˈnɔ.mi.ka/, (colloquial) /ɛ.kɔ.nɔˈmi.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔmika, -ika
• Syllabification: e‧ko‧no‧mi‧ka

Noun

ekonomika f

1. economics

   Synonym: ekonomia

2. economy, economicalness (frugal use of resources)

   Synonyms: ekonomiczność, oszczędność

3. (archaic or colloquial) economy (system of management of capital and resources)

   Synonym: gospodarka

Declension

Declension of ekonomika

	singular	plural
nominative	ekonomika	ekonomiki
genitive	ekonomiki	ekonomik
dative	ekonomice	ekonomikom
accusative	ekonomikę	ekonomiki
instrumental	ekonomiką	ekonomikami
locative	ekonomice	ekonomikach
vocative	ekonomiko	ekonomiki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.kɔ.nɔˈmi.ka/
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: e‧ko‧no‧mi‧ka

Noun

ekonomika m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of ekonomik

Noun

ekonomika m inan

1. genitive singular of ekonomik

Further reading

• “ekonomika”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “ekonomika”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)