sirka

See also: šířka

Czech

sirky

Etymology

From síra +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɪrka]

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Noun

sirka f

1. match (device to make fire)

   Synonym: zápalka

Declension

Declension of sirka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	sirka	sirky
genitive	sirky	sirek
dative	sirce	sirkám
accusative	sirku	sirky
vocative	sirko	sirky
locative	sirce	sirkách
instrumental	sirkou	sirkami

Derived terms

nouns

• sirčička
• sirečka
• sirkárna

 

Further reading

• sirka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• sirka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• sirka in Internetová jazyková příručka

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• cirka (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Latin circa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sir.ka/, [ˈsɪɾ.kɑ]

Adverb

sirka

1. about, approximately, circa

Synonyms

• bortimot (Nynorsk also)
• om lag (Nynorsk also)
• omtrent (Nynorsk also)

References

• “sirka” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• cirka (Bokmål also)

Etymology

From Latin circa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sir.ka/, [ˈsɪɾ.kɑ]

Adverb

sirka

1. about, approximately, circa

Synonyms

• bortimot (Bokmål also)
• om lag (Bokmål also)
• omtrent (Bokmål also)

References

• “sirka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic	сирка (sirka)‍
Latin	sirka‍
Perso-Arabic

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *sirke.

Noun

sirka (plural sirkalar)

1. vinegar

Synonyms

• uksus

Votic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈsirkɑː/, [ˈsʲirkɑ]
• Rhymes: -irkɑː
• Hyphenation: sir‧ka

Adjective

sirka

1. clear, transparent
2. bright

Inflection

Declension of sirka (type VI/valka, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	sirka	sirkad
genitive	sirka	sirkajõ, sirkai
partitive	sirkatõ	sirkaitõ, sirkai
illative	sirkasõ, sirka	sirkaisõ
inessive	sirkaz	sirkaiz
elative	sirkassõ	sirkaissõ
allative	sirkalõ	sirkailõ
adessive	sirkallõ	sirkaillõ
ablative	sirkaltõ	sirkailtõ
translative	sirkassi	sirkaissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “sirkaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn