"-ka" meaning in Old Norse

See -ka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *-kōną. Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*-kōną}} Proto-Germanic *-kōną Head templates: {{head|non|suffix}} -ka
  1. turns an adjective into a causative verb Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ka-non-suffix-h2-eMePQ Categories (other): Old Norse links with redundant target parameters, Old Norse links with redundant wikilinks, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 86 14
  2. turns a noun into a transitive verb Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ka-non-suffix-e11QMfyh Categories (other): Old Norse links with redundant target parameters, Old Norse links with redundant wikilinks
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "-ka"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: -ka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: -ka"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "-ka"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: -ka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: -ka"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "-ka"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: -ka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: -ka"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "-ka"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: -ka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: -ka"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-kōną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-kōną",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *-kōną.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-ka",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "víð + -ka → víðka",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "þurr + -ka → þurka",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "turns an adjective into a causative verb"
      ],
      "id": "en--ka-non-suffix-h2-eMePQ",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "lit + -ka → litka",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "turns a noun into a transitive verb"
      ],
      "id": "en--ka-non-suffix-e11QMfyh",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ka"
}
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    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse suffixes",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Pages with 23 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "-ka"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: -ka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: -ka"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "-ka"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: -ka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: -ka"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "-ka"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: -ka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: -ka"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "-ka"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: -ka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: -ka"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-kōną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-kōną",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *-kōną.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-ka",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse links with redundant target parameters",
        "Old Norse links with redundant wikilinks"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "víð + -ka → víðka",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "þurr + -ka → þurka",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "turns an adjective into a causative verb"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse links with redundant target parameters",
        "Old Norse links with redundant wikilinks"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "lit + -ka → litka",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "turns a noun into a transitive verb"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ka"
}

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