Meaning of -ka | Babel Free

Definitions

1. suffix used to form feminine nouns
   morpheme
2. forming feminine counterparts to masculine nouns (motionals): -ess, -er, -ist
   morpheme
3. forming diminutives or expressing endearment: -ie, -let, -y
   morpheme
4. forming nouns denoting tools, objects, or results of an action
   morpheme
5. forming colloquial or shortened names for objects or concepts
   morpheme
6. denoting a number or a specific unit: -er
   morpheme

Examples

“žiak (“male student”) + -ka → žiačka (“female student”)”

“lekár (“doctor”) + -ka → lekárka (“female doctor”)”

“ruka (“hand”) + -ka → rúčka (“little hand”)”

“dcéra (“daughter”) + -ka → dcérka (“little daughter”)”

“písaný (“written”) + -ka → písanka (“exercise book/copybook”)”

“rezaný (“cut”) + -ka → rezanka (“chopped straw”)”

“čítaný (“read”) + -ka → čítanka (“reader/reading book”)”

“občiansky (“civil/citizen's”) + -ka → občianka (“ID card (colloquial)”)”

“päť (“five”) + -ka → päťka (“number five/the figure 5”)”

“sto (“hundred”) + -ka → stovka (“a hundred/100-euro bill”)”

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