"-ka" meaning in Swedish

See -ka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Old Norse -ka, from Proto-Germanic *-ukōną, *-ikōną. Etymology templates: {{der|sv|non|-ka}} Old Norse -ka, {{der|sv|gem-pro|*-ukōną}} Proto-Germanic *-ukōną Head templates: {{head|sv|suffix}} -ka
  1. (no longer productive) Used to form nouns from adjectives Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ka-sv-suffix-~I5Ynyo2 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
  2. (no longer productive) Used to form verbs from adjectives, nouns or other verbs Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en--ka-sv-suffix-V5PjTqZ~ Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 53 47
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "-ka"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse -ka",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*-ukōną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *-ukōną",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse -ka, from Proto-Germanic *-ukōną, *-ikōną.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
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    }
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
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          "name": "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "hal (“slippery”) + -ka → halka (“slipperiness”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form nouns from adjectives"
      ],
      "id": "en--ka-sv-suffix-~I5Ynyo2",
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          "noun",
          "noun#English"
        ],
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          "adjective",
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        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(no longer productive) Used to form nouns from adjectives"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "blid (“mild”) + -ka → blidka (“to placate”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ja (“a yes”) + -ka → jaka (“to say yes”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "stöna (“to moan”) + -ka → stånka (“to huff and puff”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to form verbs from adjectives, nouns or other verbs"
      ],
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          "adjective",
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        ],
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          "noun",
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        ],
        [
          "verb",
          "verb#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(no longer productive) Used to form verbs from adjectives, nouns or other verbs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ka"
}
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    "Pages with 30 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swedish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swedish lemmas",
    "Swedish suffixes",
    "Swedish terms derived from Old Norse",
    "Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic"
  ],
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse -ka, from Proto-Germanic *-ukōną, *-ikōną.",
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        {
          "text": "hal (“slippery”) + -ka → halka (“slipperiness”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Used to form nouns from adjectives"
      ],
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          "noun#English"
        ],
        [
          "adjective",
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        ]
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        "(no longer productive) Used to form nouns from adjectives"
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "blid (“mild”) + -ka → blidka (“to placate”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "ja (“a yes”) + -ka → jaka (“to say yes”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "stöna (“to moan”) + -ka → stånka (“to huff and puff”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Used to form verbs from adjectives, nouns or other verbs"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "adjective",
          "adjective#English"
        ],
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          "noun",
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        ],
        [
          "verb",
          "verb#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(no longer productive) Used to form verbs from adjectives, nouns or other verbs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ka"
}

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