sroka

See also: Sroka and sroką

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sòrka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsrɔka/

Noun

sroka f

1. magpie

Declension

Declension of sroka

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	sroka	sroce	sroki
Genitive	sroki	srokowu	srokow
Dative	sroce	srokoma	srokam
Accusative	sroku	sroce	sroki
Instrumental	sroku	srokoma	srokami
Locative	sroce	srokoma	srokach

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “sroka”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999), “sroka”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Alternative forms

• syroka (Western Lublin, Gałęzów, Józefów)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-der.?

Proto-Balto-Slavic *śárˀkāˀ

Proto-Slavic *sorka

Old Polish sroka

Polish sroka

Inherited from Old Polish sroka, from Proto-Slavic *sorka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śárˀkāˀ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsrɔ.ka/

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• Rhymes: -ɔka
• Syllabification: sro‧ka

Noun

sroka f (diminutive sroczka)

1. Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
2. any magpie belonging to the genus Pica
3. a woman or girl who is talkative and naive

Declension

Declension of sroka

	singular	plural
nominative	sroka	sroki
genitive	sroki	srok
dative	sroce	srokom
accusative	srokę	sroki
instrumental	sroką	srokami
locative	sroce	srokach
vocative	sroko	sroki

Derived terms

adjectives

• sroczy
• srokaty

nouns

• srokacz
• srokosz

Further reading

• “sroka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “sroka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sòrka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʀɔka/
• Rhymes: -ɔka
• Hyphenation: sro‧ka
• Syllabification: sro‧ka

Noun

sroka f

1. magpie
2. pinto

   Synonym: šaka

Declension

Declension of sroka (feminine velar stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	sroka	sróce	sroki
genitive	sroki	srokow	srokow
dative	sróce	srokomaj	srokam
accusative	sroku	sróce	sroki
instrumental	sroku	srokomaj	srokami
locative	sróce	srokomaj	srokach
vocative	sroka	sróce	sroki

Further reading

• “sroka”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026
• “sroka” in Soblex