"žurka" meaning in Latvian

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Noun

IPA: [ʒùrka], [ʒūrka]
Etymology: Borrowed from Polish szczurek (“little rat, mouse”), diminutive of szczur (“rat”), first mentioned in the 17th century, apparently still as a foreign word; in the 18th century, it had already acquired its present form (but compare dialectal variants žurks, žorks, šurks). Etymology templates: {{bor|lv|pl|szczurek||little rat, mouse}} Polish szczurek (“little rat, mouse”) Head templates: {{head|lv|noun form|g=m}} žurka m, {{head|lv|noun|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=}} žurka f, {{lv-noun|f|4th}} žurka f (4th declension) Inflection templates: {{lv-decl-noun|žurk|a|4th|extrawidth=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-4|žurk|a|4=|5=|6=|7=|8=|drop-v=|keep-s=|x=-60}}, {{lv-decl-noun-table|žurka|žurkas|žurku|žurkas|žurkas|žurku|žurkai|žurkām|žurku|žurkām|žurkā|žurkās|žurka|žurkas|16=|type=4th declension|x=-60}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], žurka [nominative, singular], žurkas [nominative, plural], žurkas [genitive, singular], žurku [genitive, plural], žurkai [dative, singular], žurkām [dative, plural], žurku [accusative, singular], žurkas [accusative, plural], žurku [instrumental, singular], žurkām [instrumental, plural], žurkā [locative, singular], žurkās [locative, plural], žurka [singular, vocative], žurkas [plural, vocative], šurks [alternative], žorks [alternative], žurks [alternative]
  1. (dialectal) genitive singular of žurks Tags: dialectal, form-of, genitive, masculine, singular Form of: žurks
    Sense id: en-žurka-lv-noun-Z0Ylfcs6 Categories (other): Latvian words with falling intonation, Latvian words with level intonation Disambiguation of Latvian words with falling intonation: 77 23 Disambiguation of Latvian words with level intonation: 77 23
  2. rat (esp. genus Rattus) Tags: declension-4, feminine Categories (lifeform): Mammals, Rodents
    Sense id: en-žurka-lv-noun-2Wn5KlNy Disambiguation of Mammals: 12 88 Disambiguation of Rodents: 12 88 Categories (other): Latvian entries with incorrect language header, Latvian etymologies from LEV, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latvian entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Latvian etymologies from LEV: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: žurkulēns Related terms: pele [feminine]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "english": "rat poison",
          "text": "žurku inde",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "rat medicine (= poison)",
          "text": "žurku zāles",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "as wet as a (water) rat",
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          "type": "example"
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