ručka

See also: Rucka, rúčka, ruçka, and Ručka

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrut͡ʃka]
• Hyphenation: ruč‧ka

Noun

ručka f

1. diminutive of ruka: small hand (body part)

Declension

Declension of ručka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	ručka	ručky
genitive	ručky	ruček
dative	ručce	ručkám
accusative	ručku	ručky
vocative	ručko	ručky
locative	ručce	ručkách
instrumental	ručkou	ručkama

Noun

ručka f

1. anything similar to a small hand:
   1. handle (e.g. of a purse)
   2. arm (of a chair)
   3. hand (of a watch)
   4. handset

Usage notes

• The instrumental plural form ručkama is used when talking about a body part, while the form ručkami is used figuratively about things similar to a hand. When ručkama is used, associated adjectives also use forms ending in -ma instead of normal -mi.

Declension

Declension of ručka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	ručka	ručky
genitive	ručky	ruček
dative	ručce	ručkám
accusative	ručku	ručky
vocative	ručko	ručky
locative	ručce	ručkách
instrumental	ručkou	ručkami

Related terms

• ručička

 

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From rúka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rût͡ʃka/
• Hyphenation: ruč‧ka

Noun

rȕčka f (Cyrillic spelling ру̏чка)

1. handle, helve, haft, handhold

Declension

Declension of ručka

	singular	plural
nominative	ručka	ručke
genitive	ručke	ručaka
dative	ručki	ručkama
accusative	ručku	ručke
vocative	ručko	ručke
locative	ručki	ručkama
instrumental	ručkom	ručkama

References

• “ručka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024