valka

See also: Valka, válka, and valkā

Latvian

Noun

valka m

  1. genitive singular of valks

Lithuanian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *walka n, *walkāˀ f, cognate with Lithuanian valks (creek), probably Proto-Slavic *obolkъ (cloud). Possibly further akin to various hydronyms in Central Europe such as r. Ulca (of Pannonian or Illyrian provenance).

Noun

valkà f stress pattern 4

  1. damp, wet place
  2. small lake, pool, bog
  3. draught (current of cool and fresh air)

Declension

References

  • valka”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
  • Derksen, Rick (2015) “valka”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 487

Swedish

Etymology

from Old Swedish valka, from Old Norse valka, from Proto-Germanic *walkōną (to roll about; full (cloth)). Cognate with English walk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²valka/
  • Rhymes: -alka

Verb

valka (present valkar, preterite valkade, supine valkat, imperative valka)

  1. to full cloth, to waulk

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

Anagrams

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *valkëda.

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvɑlkɑː/, [ˈvɑɫkɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlkɑː
  • Hyphenation: val‧ka

Adjective

valka

  1. white

Inflection

Declension of valka (type VI/valka, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative valka valkad
genitive valka valkajõ, valkai
partitive valkatõ valkaitõ, valkai
illative valkasõ, valka valkaisõ
inessive valkaz valkaiz
elative valkassõ valkaissõ
allative valkalõ valkailõ
adessive valkallõ valkaillõ
ablative valkaltõ valkailtõ
translative valkassi valkaissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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