práčka

See also: pracka, praćka, pračka, and prácka

Slovak

Etymology

Etymology tree

Slovak práč

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀder.

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Old Slovak -ka

Slovak -ka

Slovak práčka

From práč + -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /praːt͡ʃka/, [ˈpraːt͡ʃka]
• Rhymes: -aːt͡ʃka
• Hyphenation: práč‧ka

Noun

práčka f

1. female equivalent of práč (“washerwoman”) (woman whose employment is laundering)
2. (metonymic) washing machine, washer

   Synonym: prací stroj

Declension

Declension of práčka
(pattern žena)

	singular	plural
nominative	práčka	práčky
genitive	práčky	práčok
dative	práčke	práčkam
accusative	práčku	práčky
locative	práčke	práčkach
instrumental	práčkou	práčkami

Related terms

verb

• prať impf

Further reading

• “práčka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026