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Ukrainian
Etymology 1
дур- (dur-) + -ка (-ka)
Pronunciation
Noun
ду́рка • (dúrka) f pers (genitive ду́рки, nominative plural ду́рки, genitive plural ду́рок)
- (colloquial) female equivalent of ду́рень (dúrenʹ, “fool, idiot, imbecile”)
Declension
Declension of ду́рка (pers hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
Noun
ду́рка • (dúrka) f inan (genitive ду́рки, nominative plural ду́рки, genitive plural ду́рок)
- (colloquial) mental hospital
Declension
Declension of ду́рка (inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
References
- Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2023), “дурка”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–14 (а – префере́нція), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Noun
дурка́ • (durká) m pers
- genitive/accusative singular of дурко́ (durkó)