"anka" meaning in Swedish

See anka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈaŋˌka/ Audio: Sv-en anka.ogg
Etymology: Unclear etymology. Attested since 1587. By surface analysis, and (“duck”) + *-ka (“f suffix”), by natural formation sometimes pronounced /andka/. One theory suggests a derivative of Old Swedish *and-kona (“duck-woman”, not attested), where -ona was treated as a definite article; see and (“wild duck”) and kona (“woman”). Another one suggest -ka to be an old diminutive suffix or thereof. Direkt cognates are found in Finnish ankka (assumed to be borrowed from Swedish), and Lübeck dialect ānk, and probably antje (literally “duck + *-je; to *antge from *antke?”). Similar pattern words are found in nearby languages. Finnish has the similar construct sotka (“sea duck”), from a Proto-Uralic root, *śoδka, also found in Sami and Uralic languages for wild duck, ultimately comprising of a lead and suffix: *śoδ- + *-ka (probably duck + f suffix). The suffix -ka (-ка (-ka)) is found in nearby Slavic languages as a feminine and diminutive forming suffix. Compare Russian у́тка f (útka), ка́чка f (káčka), Polish kaczka f (“duck”), among many more Indo-European words for female duck ending with -ka or similar. Etymology templates: {{g|f}} f, {{surf|sv|and|*-ka|t1=duck|t2=<abbr title="feminine gender">f</abbr> suffix}} By surface analysis, and (“duck”) + *-ka (“f suffix”), {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|*and-kona|pos=not attested|t=duck-woman}} Old Swedish *and-kona (“duck-woman”, not attested), {{cog|fi|ankka}} Finnish ankka, {{gloss|assumed to be borrowed from Swedish}} (assumed to be borrowed from Swedish), {{g|f}} f, {{gloss|probably duck + <abbr title="feminine gender">f</abbr> suffix}} (probably duck + f suffix), {{m+|ru|у́тка|g=f}} Russian у́тка f (útka), {{m+|pl|kaczka|g=f|t=duck}} Polish kaczka f (“duck”) Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} anka c, {{sv-noun|c}} anka c Inflection templates: {{sv-infl-noun-c-or}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], anka [indefinite, nominative, singular], ankas [genitive, indefinite, singular], ankan [definite, nominative, singular], ankans [definite, genitive, singular], ankor [indefinite, nominative, plural], ankors [genitive, indefinite, plural], ankorna [definite, nominative, plural], ankornas [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. a domesticated duck Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-anka-sv-noun-tEXaLpj8 Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header, Swedish terms suffixed with *-ka, Ducks Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Swedish terms suffixed with *-ka: 76 24 Disambiguation of Ducks: 90 10
  2. synonym of tidningsanka Tags: common-gender Synonyms: tidningsanka [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-anka-sv-noun-XBtk5WlN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Ankeborg (english: Duckburg), Kalle Anka (english: Donald Duck), tidningsanka Related terms: and (english: wild duck), kvack, kvacka, vagga (english: waddle)

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Duckburg",
      "translation": "Duckburg",
      "word": "Ankeborg"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "Donald Duck",
      "translation": "Donald Duck",
      "word": "Kalle Anka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tidningsanka"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "surf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "gmq-osw",
        "3": "*and-kona",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "ankka"
      },
      "expansion": "Finnish ankka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "assumed to be borrowed from Swedish"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "у́тка",
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      },
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      "name": "m+"
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      "form": "sv-infl-noun-c-or",
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    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ankans",
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    },
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    },
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      "form": "ankors",
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        "genitive",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ankorna",
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        "definite",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ankornas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "5": "",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kvack"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kvacka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "waddle",
      "translation": "waddle",
      "word": "vagga"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "77 23",
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        },
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          "_dis": "76 24",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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              0,
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              0,
              8
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The duck says quack",
          "text": "Ankan säger kvack",
          "translation": "The duck says quack",
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              0,
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              0,
              8
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          "english": "The duck waddled away",
          "text": "Ankan vaggade iväg",
          "translation": "The duck waddled away",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "a domesticated duck"
      ],
      "id": "en-anka-sv-noun-tEXaLpj8",
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        [
          "duck",
          "duck"
        ]
      ],
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        "common-gender"
      ]
    },
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        "synonym of tidningsanka"
      ],
      "id": "en-anka-sv-noun-XBtk5WlN",
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          "tidningsanka",
          "tidningsanka#Swedish"
        ]
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            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "common-gender"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈaŋˌka/"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/c9/Sv-en_anka.ogg/Sv-en_anka.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Sv-en_anka.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Lübeck"
  ],
  "word": "anka"
}
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    "Swedish nouns",
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    "Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish",
    "Swedish terms suffixed with *-ka",
    "Tok Pisin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tok Pisin lemmas",
    "Tok Pisin nouns",
    "Tok Pisin terms derived from English",
    "Tok Pisin terms inherited from English",
    "Tok Pisin verbs",
    "Tok Pisin verbs with the transitivity missing",
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      "english": "Duckburg",
      "translation": "Duckburg",
      "word": "Ankeborg"
    },
    {
      "english": "Donald Duck",
      "translation": "Donald Duck",
      "word": "Kalle Anka"
    },
    {
      "word": "tidningsanka"
    }
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    }
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        "table-tags"
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    {
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        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "ankan",
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        "definite",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "definite",
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      "english": "wild duck",
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      "word": "kvack"
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    {
      "word": "kvacka"
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      "english": "waddle",
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}

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