курка
See also: ќурка
Bulgarian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kurъka; equivalent to кур (kur, “rooster”) (obsolescent) + -ка (-ka). Cognate with Macedonian ќурка (ḱurka, “turkey”), Serbo-Croatian ħу̏рка (“turkey”). Further loaned into Romanian curcă (“turkey hen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkurkɐ]
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Noun
ку́рка • (kúrka) f
- (obsolescent) wild hen (non-domestic bird of genus Gallus or more generally of order Galliformes)
- (dialectal) turkey hen
- Synonym: пу́йка (pújka)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | ку́рка kúrka |
ку́рки kúrki |
| definite | ку́рката kúrkata |
ку́рките kúrkite |
| vocative form | ку́рке kúrke |
ку́рки kúrki |
Alternative forms
- чу́рка (čúrka)
Related terms
References
- “курка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kʊrˈka]
Noun
курка́ • (kurká) m inan
- genitive singular of куро́к (kurók)
Ukrainian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kura + ка (ka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkurkɐ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
ку́рка • (kúrka) f animal (genitive ку́рки, nominative plural курки́, genitive plural куро́к, relational adjective ку́рячий)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ку́рка kúrka |
курки́ kurký |
| genitive | ку́рки kúrky |
куро́к kurók |
| dative | ку́рці kúrci |
курка́м kurkám |
| accusative | ку́рку kúrku |
курки́, куро́к kurký, kurók |
| instrumental | ку́ркою kúrkoju |
курка́ми kurkámy |
| locative | ку́рці kúrci |
курка́х kurkáx |
| vocative | ку́рко kúrko |
курки́ kurký |
Derived terms
- двоголо́ва ку́рка (dvoholóva kúrka)
References
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “курка”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “курка”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)