mačka

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See also: macka, macką, Maćka, and máčka

Czech

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Pronunciation

Noun

mačka f

  1. crampon

Declension

Further reading

  • mačka in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • mačka in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Latvian

Noun

mačka f (4th declension)

  1. (dialectal) wife, woman
  2. (dialectal) vulgar woman, lewd woman
  3. (dialectal) witch

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mât͡ʃka/
  • Hyphenation: mač‧ka

Noun

mȁčka f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏чка, diminutive mȁčkica, relational adjective mȁčjī)

  1. cat (animal)
  2. (slang) pretty girl, chick, bird
    • 2007 November 12, Zvonimir Milčec, “Puca kino na staroj streljani u Tuškancu”, in Jutarnji list:
      Streljanu današnje generacije znaju samo kao omiljeno kino Tuškanac, gdje smo rado vodili svoje trebe, mačke, ribe, kite i komade i odgledali velik dio svog repertoara vesterna i krimića, gdje se naveliko pucalo.
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Declension

Derived terms

Slovak

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mačka

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

mačka f (genitive singular mačky, nominative plural mačky, genitive plural mačiek, declension pattern of žena)

  1. cat (domestic species)

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • mačka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /máːt͡ʃka/
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  • Hyphenation: mȃč‧ka

Noun

mȃčka f

  1. cat (domestic species)

Inflection

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Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. máčka
gen. sing. máčke
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
máčka máčki máčke
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
máčke máčk máčk
dative
(dajȃlnik)
máčki máčkama máčkam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
máčko máčki máčke
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
máčki máčkah máčkah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
máčko máčkama máčkami

Further reading

  • mačka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran