качка

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Belarusian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kaczka.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ка́чка (káčkaf animal (genitive ка́чкі, nominative plural ка́чкі, genitive plural ка́чак)

  1. duck

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • качка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Качка (кокиче)
Качка (нарцис)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kačьka, either onomatopoeic or expressive. Equivalent to ка́чам (káčam, to swindle) (colloquial) +‎ -ка (-ka). In other Slavic languages means duck, e.g. Polish kaczka, Czech kačka, Russian ка́чка (káčka), Ukrainian ка́чка (káčka).

Noun

ка́чка (káčkaf

  1. (dialectal) snowdrop (flower of genus Galanthus)
    Synonyms: коки́че (kokíče), (dialectal) белу́чка (belúčka)
  2. (dialectal) poet's daffodil (flower of genus Narcissus)
    Synonyms: бя́ло лале́ (bjálo lalé), качу́нка (kačúnka)
Declension
Declension of ка́чка
singular plural
indefinite ка́чка
káčka
ка́чки
káčki
definite ка́чката
káčkata
ка́чките
káčkite
vocative form ка́чке
káčke
ка́чки
káčki

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Etymology 2

ка́ца (káca) +‎ -ка (-ka)

Noun

ка́чка (káčkaf

  1. (dialectal) diminutive of ка́ца (káca, barrel)
    Synonym: каче́ (kačé)
Declension
Declension of ка́чка
singular plural
indefinite ка́чка
káčka
ка́чки
káčki
definite ка́чката
káčkata
ка́чките
káčkite
  • кад (kad, vat) (dialectal)

References

  • качка²”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Russian ка́чка (káčka, rolling).

Noun

ка́чка (káčkaf

  1. (nautical) rolling, pitching (of nautical vessel)
Declension
Declension of ка́чка
singular plural
indefinite ка́чка
káčka
ка́чки
káčki
definite ка́чката
káčkata
ка́чките
káčkite

References

  • качка¹”, in Речник на българския език (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Pannonian Rusyn

Штири качки.

Etymology

From Old Slovak kačka. Cognates include Slovak kačka and Polish kaczka.

Pronunciation

Noun

качка (kačkaf (diminutive каче or качатко, related adjective качи)

  1. duck

Declension

Declension of качка
singular plural
nominative качка (kačka) качки (kački)
genitive качки (kački) качкох (kačkox)
dative качки (kački) качком (kačkom)
accusative качку (kačku) качки (kački)
instrumental качку (kačku) качками (kačkami)
locative качки (kački) качкох (kačkox)
vocative качко (kačko) качки (kački)

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Russian

Etymology 1

From кача́ть (kačátʹ) +‎ -ка (-ka).

Pronunciation

Noun

ка́чка (káčkaf inan (genitive ка́чки, nominative plural ка́чки, genitive plural ка́чек)

  1. (nautical) rolling, pitching
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

ка́чка (káčkaf inan (genitive ка́чки, nominative plural ка́чки, genitive plural ка́чек)

  1. (regional, Kuban) duck
    Synonym: у́тка (útka)
Declension

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

качка́ (kačkám anim

  1. genitive/accusative singular of качо́к (kačók)

Ukrainian

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Probably of imitative origin, similar to Czech kachna, kačka, and Slovak kačka, kačica.

Pronunciation

Noun

ка́чка (káčkaf animal (genitive ка́чки, nominative plural качки́, genitive plural качо́к, male equivalent ка́чур, relational adjective кача́чий or качи́ний or качури́ний, diminutive кача́ or кача́тко or кача́точко or каченя́ or каченя́тко)

  1. duck

Declension

Declension of ка́чка
(animal hard fem-form accent-c reduc)
singular plural
nominative ка́чка
káčka
качки́
kačký
genitive ка́чки
káčky
качо́к
kačók
dative ка́чці
káčci
качка́м
kačkám
accusative ка́чку
káčku
качки́, качо́к
kačký, kačók
instrumental ка́чкою
káčkoju
качка́ми
kačkámy
locative ка́чці
káčci
качка́х
kačkáx
vocative ка́чко
káčko
качки́
kačký

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