мачка

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mačьka, probably of onomatopoeic origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

ма́чка (máčkaf (masculine мачо́к or мачо́р) (colloquial)

  1. female cat, feline
    Synonym: (standard term) ко́тка (kótka)
  2. (regional) female cattle
    Synonym: (standard term) би́волица (bívolica)
  3. (figurative) chick, pussycat (young and attractive woman)

Declension

Declension of ма́чка
singular plural
indefinite ма́чка
máčka
ма́чки
máčki
definite ма́чката
máčkata
ма́чките
máčkite
vocative form ма́чке
máčke
ма́чки
máčki

Alternative forms

References

Macedonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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  • Hyphenation: мач‧ка

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mačьka, from *maca (pussy, pussycat, female cat) + *-ьka.

Noun

ма́чка (máčkaf (plural ма́чки, masculine ма́чор, relational adjective ма́чји or ма́чешки, diminutive ма́че or ма́ца, augmentative ма́чкиште)

  1. cat (in general, but especially a female one)
  2. (in the plural) dust bunny
Declension
Declension of мачка
singular plural
indefinite мачка (mačka) мачки (mački)
definite unspecified мачката (mačkata) мачките (mačkite)
definite proximal мачкава (mačkava) мачкиве (mačkive)
definite distal мачкана (mačkana) мачкине (mačkine)
vocative мачко (mačko) мачки (mački)
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mačьkati.

Verb

ма́чка (máčka) third-singular presentimpf (perfective и́змачка or на́мачка or пре́мачка)

  1. (transitive) to smear, spread, anoint
Conjugation
Conjugation of мачка (imperfective, present in )
l-participles imperfect aorist non-finite forms
masculine мачкал (mačkal) adjectival participle мачкан (mačkan)
feminine мачкала (mačkala) adverbial participle мачкајќи (mačkajḱi)
neuter мачкало (mačkalo) verbal noun мачкање (mačkanje)
plural мачкале (mačkale) perfect participle мачкано (mačkano)
finite forms present imperfect aorist imperative
1st singular мачкам (mačkam) мачкав (mačkav)
2nd singular мачкаш (mačkaš) мачкаше (mačkaše) мачкај (mačkaj)
3rd singular мачка (mačka) мачкаше (mačkaše)
1st plural мачкаме (mačkame) мачкавме (mačkavme)
2nd plural мачкате (mačkate) мачкавте (mačkavte) мачкајте (mačkajte)
3rd plural мачкаат (mačkaat) мачкаа (mačkaa)
compound tenses
perfect сум мачкал (sum mačkal) present of сум (except in the 3rd person) +
imperfect l-participle
има-perfect имам мачкано (imam mačkano) present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect бев мачкал (bev mačkal) imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect имав мачкано (imav mačkano) imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported сум имал мачкано (sum imal mačkano) perfect of има + perfect participle
future ќе мачкам (ḱe mačkam) ќе + present
има-future ќе имам мачкано (ḱe imam mačkano) future of има + perfect participle
future in the past ќе мачкав (ḱe mačkav) ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past ќе имав мачкано (ḱe imav mačkano) future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported ќе сум мачкал (ḱe sum mačkal) ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported ќе сум имал мачкано (ḱe sum imal mačkano) future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional би мачкал (bi mačkal) би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional би имал мачкано (bi imal mačkano) conditional of има + perfect participle

References

  • мачка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak mačka, from Proto-Slavic *mačьka. Cognates include Carpathian Rusyn ма́чка (máčka) and Slovak mačka.

Pronunciation

Noun

мачка (mačkaf (diminutive маче or мачатко or мачичка, related adjective мачи or мачков)

  1. cat
    Hyponyms: кандур (kandur), (dialectal) кот (kot)
  2. trap, snare, switch, noose
  3. (obsolete) anchor
    Synonym: котва (kotva)

Declension

Declension of мачка
singular plural
nominative мачка (mačka) мачки (mački)
genitive мачки (mački) мачкох (mačkox)
dative мачки (mački) мачком (mačkom)
accusative мачку (mačku) мачки (mački)
instrumental мачку (mačku) мачками (mačkami)
locative мачки (mački) мачкох (mačkox)
vocative мачко (mačko) мачки (mački)
nouns

References

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mačьka, from *maca (pussy, pussycat, female cat) + *-ьka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mât͡ʃka/
  • Hyphenation: мач‧ка

Noun

ма̏чка f (Latin spelling mȁčka, diminutive ма̏чкица, relational adjective ма̏чјӣ)

  1. cat (animal)
  2. (slang) pretty girl, chick

Declension

Declension of мачка
singular plural
nominative ма̏чка мачке
genitive мачке ма̏ча̄ка̄/ ма̏чкӣ
dative мачки мачкама
accusative мачку мачке
vocative мачко мачке
locative мачки мачкама
instrumental мачком мачкама

Further reading

  • мачка”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Solombala English

Etymology

From English much +‎ -ка (-ka), suffix of Russian origin.

Adverb

мачка (mačka)

  1. much
    • 1867, Prušakevič, Ivan, “Соломбала, зимою и лѣтомъ ”, in Архангельскiя губернскiя вѣдомости , number 85, Arkhangelsk, page 4:
      О! Уезъ! Больше добра мачка.
      O! Ujez! Bolʹše dobra mačka.
      Oh! Yes! Very good much.

References

  • Broch, Ingvild (1996) “Solombala-English in Archangel”, in Jahr, Ernst Håkon, Broch, Ingvild, editors, Language Contact in the Arctic: Northern Pidgins and Contact Languages (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs (TiLSM); 88)‎, reprint edition, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, published 2011, →DOI, →ISBN, page 95 of 93–98