eka
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "eka"
Translingual
Symbol
eka
See also
Anaang
Noun
ékà
Synonyms
Further reading
- Cristiane Benjamin Santos, Aspectos morfossintáticos dos pronomes pessoais em Anaan (2007)
Balinese
Romanization
eka
- Romanization of ᬏᬓ.
Baruga
Noun
eka
Finnish
| 1 | 2 → | |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: yksi Colloquial counting form: yy Ordinal: ensimmäinen Colloquial ordinal: eka, ensin Ordinal abbreviation: 1., 1:nen Digit name: ykkönen Adverbial: kerran, (mathematics) yhdesti Multiplier: yksinkertainen Distributive: yksittäin | ||
| Finnish Wikipedia article on 1 | ||
Etymology
Clipping of ensimmäinen; compare toka, vika.
Pronunciation
Adjective
eka (colloquial)
- first
- Synonyms: see ensimmäinen
- Coordinate terms: toka (“second”), vika (“last”)
Declension
May also be indeclinable.
| Inflection of eka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | eka | ekat | |
| genitive | ekan | ekojen | |
| partitive | ekaa | ekoja | |
| illative | ekaan | ekoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | eka | ekat | |
| accusative | nom. | eka | ekat |
| gen. | ekan | ||
| genitive | ekan | ekojen ekain rare | |
| partitive | ekaa | ekoja | |
| inessive | ekassa | ekoissa | |
| elative | ekasta | ekoista | |
| illative | ekaan | ekoihin | |
| adessive | ekalla | ekoilla | |
| ablative | ekalta | ekoilta | |
| allative | ekalle | ekoille | |
| essive | ekana | ekoina | |
| translative | ekaksi | ekoiksi | |
| abessive | ekatta | ekoitta | |
| instructive | — | ekoin | |
| comitative | — | ekoine | |
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “eka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
Hausa
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ēkā̀ f (plural ēkōkī, possessed form ēkàr̃)
Indonesian
| < 0 | 1 | 2 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : eka | ||
Etymology
From Malay eka, from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *óykos.
Pronunciation
Numeral
eka
Synonyms
Javanese
Romanization
eka
- Romanization of ꦲꦺꦏ.
Malay
| 10[a], [b], [c], [d] | ||||
| [a], [b], [c], [d] ← 0 | 1 | 2 → | 10 → [a], [b], [c], [d] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: satu, eka, esa, tunggal, ahad Ordinal: pertama, kesatu | ||||
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *óykos.
Pronunciation
Numeral
eka (Jawi spelling ايک)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Indonesian: eka
Mauwake
Noun
eka
Further reading
- Liisa Berghäll, A grammar of Mauwake (2015, →ISBN
- Mauwake - English dictionary (2007, SIL)
Nzadi
Noun
eká (plural ŋká)
Noun
eka (plural ŋka)
- A kind of climbing gourami, in the genus Ctenopoma.
Further reading
- Crane, Thera, Larry Hyman, Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011) A grammar of Nzadi : a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *óykos.
Numeral
eka
Descendants
Pali
| < 0 | 1 | 2 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : eka Ordinal : paṭhama | ||
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit एक (eka).
Numeral
eka
Usage notes
In the plural, the word has the meaning some.
Declension
Declension table of "eka" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | eko | eke |
| Accusative (second) | ekaṃ | eke |
| Instrumental (third) | ekena | ekehi or ekebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | ekassa | ekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | ekasmā or ekamhā | ekehi or ekebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | ekassa | ekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | ekasmiṃ or ekamhi | ekesu |
| Vocative (calling) | eka | eke |
Declension table of "ekā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | ekā | ekāyo or ekā |
| Accusative (second) | ekaṃ | ekāyo or ekā |
| Instrumental (third) | ekāya | ekāhi or ekābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | ekissā or ekissāya | ekāsaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | ekāya | ekāhi or ekābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | ekissā or ekissāya | ekāsaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | ekāya or ekāyaṃ or ekissaṃ | ekāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | eke | ekāyo or ekā |
Declension table of "eka" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | ekaṃ | ekāni |
| Accusative (second) | ekaṃ | ekāni |
| Instrumental (third) | ekena | ekehi or ekebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | ekassa | ekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | ekasmā or ekamhā | ekehi or ekebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | ekassa | ekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | ekasmiṃ or ekamhi | ekesu |
| Vocative (calling) | eka | ekāni |
Derived terms
- ekādasa (“11”)
- ekūnavīsati (“19”)
- ekūnatiṃsati (“29”)
- ekatiṃsati (“31”)
- ekūnacattālīsati (“39”)
- ekacattālīsā (“41”)
- ekūnapaññāsa (“49”)
- ekūnasattati (“69”)
- ekūnāsīti (“79”)
- ekūnnavuti (“89”)
- ekūnasata (“99”)
Descendants
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “eka”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
eka (n class, plural eka)
- Alternative form of ekari
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Etymology 1
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From Old Swedish ēkia (Old Norse eikja). Original meaning: “boat carved out of the trunk of an oak”. Derived from an old word for “oak” (from which Swedish ek (“oak”)).[1]
See also Old English āc (“oaken ship”).
Noun
eka c
- a kind of small wooden rowing- or sailing boat
Declension
Declension of eka
Etymology 2
Verb
eka (present ekar, preterite ekade, supine ekat, imperative eka)
- to echo
- to yield an echo
Conjugation
Conjugation of eka (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | eka | — | ||
| Supine | ekat | — | ||
| Imperative | eka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | eken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | ekar | ekade | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | eka | ekade | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | eke | ekade | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | ekande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Related terms
References
- eka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- eka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- eka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Further reading
- eka in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)
Tagalog
Adjective
ekà or ekâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ)
- Alternative spelling of 'eka
Volapük
Pronoun
eka
Ye'kwana
| ALIV | eka |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | eka |
| New Tribes | eca |
Pronunciation
Verb
eka
- (transitive) to pick (strips of plant matter, such as wö'nö twine for baskets or kudawa for arrows and hangers)