macka

See also: macką, Maćka, mačka, and máčka

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat͡ska/

Noun

macka

1. inflection of mack:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

Polish

macka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat͡s.ka/

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• Rhymes: -at͡ska
• Syllabification: mac‧ka

Etymology 1

From macać +‎ -ka.

Noun

macka f

1. (biology) tentacle (limb)
2. tentacle (insidious reach or influence)

Declension

Declension of macka

	singular	plural
nominative	macka	macki
genitive	macki	macek
dative	macce	mackom
accusative	mackę	macki
instrumental	macką	mackami
locative	macce	mackach
vocative	macko	macki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

macka m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of macek

Further reading

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

Swedish

macka med ägg och kaviar [(open-face) sandwich with eggs and salty cod roe spread]

två mackor

fyra (hård)mackor

Etymology

Attested since 1910, of uncertain origin with at least two proposed etymologies:

• From a dialectal verb macka (“to work, to finish”), related to German machen (“to make”).
• From Tavringer Romani macka (“to grease, to cream, to butter”), from Romani mak (“grease, lubricant”). Related to Sanskrit म्रक्षति (mrakṣati, “to smear”) and Hindi मक्खन (makkhan, “butter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²makːa/

Noun

macka c

1. (colloquial) an (open-face) sandwich (slice(s) of bread with toppings, usually buttered)

   Synonym: smörgås c

   att bre sig en macka

   to make oneself a sandwich

2. (sports, colloquial) a beautiful pass

Usage notes

• Open-face sandwiches are the most common type in Swedish cuisine. A sandwich with two slices of bread can be qualified as a dubbelmacka.
• Almost always buttered (in addition to any toppings), unbuttered bread being considered dry.

Declension

Declension of macka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	macka	mackan	mackor	mackorna
Genitive	mackas	mackans	mackors	mackornas

Derived terms

• Dagobertmacka (“Dagwood sandwich”)
• dubbelmacka
• hårdmacka
• kasta macka
• knogmacka
• köttbullmacka
• mjukmacka
• ostmacka
• räkmacka
• rostmacka
• stödmacka

See also

• frukost (“breakfast”)
• pålägg (“food put on a sandwich; topping, filling, spread, cold cuts, etc.”)

References

• macka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• macka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Gerd Carling (2005) “macka”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 90