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Kashubian
Damka
Etymology
Borrowed from German Dame + -ka .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈdam.ka/
Rhymes: -amka
Syllabification: dam‧ka
Noun
damka f
( board games ) draughts ( UK ) , checkers ( US )
Further reading
Jan Trepczyk (1994 ) “warcaby”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011 ) “warcaby”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi
Polish
Etymology
From dama + -ka .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈdam.ka/
Rhymes: -amka
Syllabification: dam‧ka
Noun
damka f
( rare ) diminutive of dama
girl 's bicycle
( colloquial , chess ) queen
Synonyms: dama , królowa , hetman
( checkers ) king ( piece that reached the farthest row forward, thus becoming crowned (either by turning it upside-down, or by stacking another checker on it) and gaining more freedom of movement )
Declension
Further reading
damka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
damka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-damka (infinitive kudamka )
to get up early
Conjugation
Conjugation of -damka
Positive present
-na damka
Subjunctive
-damke
Negative
-damki
Imperative singular
damka
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
hudamka
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li damka
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku damka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na damka)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni nadamka/na damka
tu nadamka
2nd person
u nadamka
m nadamka
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a nadamka
wa nadamka
other classes
positive subject concord + -na damka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -damki )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si damki
hatu damki
2nd person
hu damki
ham damki
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha damki
hawa damki
other classes
negative subject concord + -damki
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta damka
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta damka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -damke )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni damke
tu damke
2nd person
u damke
m damke
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a damke
wa damke
other classes
positive subject concord + -damke
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si damke
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge damka
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe damka
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali damka
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali damka
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me damka
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha damka
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja damka
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki damka
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo damka
Consecutive
kadamka / positive subject concord + -ka damka
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka damke
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.