-alka

See also: alka, álka, áłká, alką, and -alką

Polish

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Slavic *-aľь
    Polish -al
    Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀ
    Proto-Slavic *-ъka
    Old Polish -ka
    Polish -ka
    Polish -alka

    From -al +‎ -ka.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈal.ka/
    • Rhymes: -alka
    • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

    Suffix

    -alka f

    1. forms feminine nouns, most often tools related to an action
      ‎umywać + ‎-alka → ‎umywalka

    Declension

    Declension of -alka
    singular plural
    nominative -alka -alki
    genitive -alki -alek
    dative -alce -alkom
    accusative -alkę -alki
    instrumental -alką -alkami
    locative -alce -alkach
    vocative -alko -alki

    Derived terms

    Polish terms suffixed with -alka
    bawialka
    pralka
    umywalka

    Further reading

    • -alka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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