котка
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Belarusian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian ко́тка (kótka). Compare Polish kotka and Ukrainian кі́тка (kítka).
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́тка • (kótka) f animal (genitive ко́ткі, nominative plural ко́ткі, genitive plural ко́так, masculine кот, diminutive ко́тачка)
- female cat (domesticated species)
- Synonym: ко́шка (kóška)
- 1929, Станіслаў Любіч-Маеўскі, “Myszka”, in Pierszy pramień, Lwoŭ: Dziarżaŭnae Wydawiectwa Szkolnych Kniżak, page 4:
- Myszka, myszka, dzie była?
Była ŭ pana karala.
Szto rabiła? — Łyżki myła.
A szto dali? — Kusok sała.
Dzie pakłała? — Pad łaŭkaju.
Czym nakryła? — Chalaŭkaju.
Dzie padzieła? — Kotka zjeła.- Mousy, mousy, where have you been?
I was paying a visit to the king.
What were you doing there? — Washing spoons.
And what did they give you? — A piece of lard.
Where did you put it? — Under the bench.
What did you cover it with? — With the shaft of a boot.
Where has it gone? — The cat ate it.
- Mousy, mousy, where have you been?
- 1931 [1928], Erich Maria Remarque, translated by Хвядос Шынклер, На Заходнім фронце без перамен, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Im Westen nichts Neues (in German), page 139; English translation from Arthur Wheen, transl., All Quiet on the Western Front, 1929:
- Позна ўвечары мы чуем мяўканьне. Ля ўваходу сядзіць маленькая шэрая котка.
- Pózna ŭvječary my čujem mjaŭkanʹnje. Lja ŭvaxódu sjadzicʹ maljenʹkaja šeraja kótka.
- Late in the evening we hear mewing. A little grey cat sits in the entrance.
- 2023, Валерый Гапееў, Прадвесце (Вольнеры), Янушкевіч, →ISBN:
- У нашай кватэры пасяліўся цень, які бачу толькі я. Ніякімі прыборамі, якія мы маем, даследаваць яго немагчыма. Трэба праверыць, ці рэагуе на гэты цень ваша котка.
- U našaj kvatery pasjaliŭsja cjenʹ, jaki baču tólʹki ja. Nijakimi prybórami, jakija my majem, dasljedavacʹ jahó njemahčyma. Treba pravjerycʹ, ci reahuje na hety cjenʹ vaša kótka.
- A specter has taken up residence in our apartment, visible only to me. It's impossible to research it using any of the tools we have. It's necessary to check if your cat reacts to this specter.
Declension
Declension of ко́тка (anml velar fem-form accent-a reduc)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ко́тка kótka |
ко́ткі kótki |
| genitive | ко́ткі kótki |
ко́так kótak |
| dative | ко́тцы kótcy |
ко́ткам kótkam |
| accusative | ко́тку kótku |
ко́так kótak |
| instrumental | ко́ткай, ко́ткаю kótkaj, kótkaju |
ко́ткамі kótkami |
| locative | ко́тцы kótcy |
ко́тках kótkax |
| count form | — | ко́ткі1 kótki1 |
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (1997), “котка”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 16 (коржъ – лесничанка), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 58
- “котка”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “котка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kòtъka, from *kotъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́тка • (kótka) f (masculine котара́к, diminutive ко́те)
- female equivalent of котара́к (kotarák): cat, feline (usually a female one)
- crampon, climbing iron
Declension
Declension of ко́тка
Further reading
- “котка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Anagrams
Macedonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Bulgarian котка (kotka), from Proto-Slavic *kòtъka, from *kotъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
ко́тка • (kótka) f (plural ко́тки)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | котка (kotka) | котки (kotki) |
| definite unspecified | котката (kotkata) | котките (kotkite) |
| definite proximal | коткава (kotkava) | коткиве (kotkive) |
| definite distal | коткана (kotkana) | коткине (kotkine) |
| vocative | котко (kotko) | котки (kotki) |
Further reading
- “котка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Old Ruthenian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic ко́тъка (kótŭka), from Proto-Slavic *kòtъka, from *kòtъ. Cognate with Old Polish kotka.
Noun
ко́тка • (kótka) f animal (masculine котъ)
Descendants
- Belarusian: ко́тка (kótka) (regional)
- Carpathian Rusyn: ко́тка (kótka) (regional)
- Ukrainian: кі́тка (kítka)
Further reading
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Please see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.Bulyka, A. M., editor (1997), “котка”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 16 (коржъ – лесничанка), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 58 - Chikalo, M. I., editor (2010), “котка”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 15 (конь – легковѣрны), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 56