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Latvian
Noun
dunka m (??? please provide the declension type!)
- punch (a strike using a fist)
See also
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
dunka n
- plural definite of dunk
Sidamo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdunka/
- Hyphenation: dun‧ka
Adjective
dunka (plural dunkano)
- slow
Declension
Declension of dunka
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masculine
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feminine
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| predicative
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dunka
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dunka
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| nominative
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dunku
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dunka
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| genitive
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dunku*)
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dunka*)
dunkate
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| accusative
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dunka*)
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dunka*)
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*) Stressed on the final vowel.
**) When part of a predicative phrase, the predicative case adjectives are followed by the clitics -ho (m) and -te (f)
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References
- Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 144
Swedish
Etymology
Ultimately of imitative origin, possibly from or influenced by Old Norse dengja (“to beat”). Compare modern English dinge, dunch.
Verb
dunka (present dunkar, preterite dunkade, supine dunkat, imperative dunka)
- to thump, to pound
Högtalarna dunkade ut basnoter- The speakers thumped out bass notes
Hjärtat dunkade- His heart pounded
Han dunkade honom i ryggen- He thumped his back (used idiomatically like "slapped him on the back")
dunka huvudet i väggen- bang one's head against the wall
- (sports) to dunk (in basketball)
Conjugation
Conjugation of dunka (weak)
Derived terms
Related terms
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