-anka

See also: anka, Anka, and änka

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈan.ka/
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  • Rhymes: -anka
  • Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]
  • Homophone: Anka

Etymology 1

    From -anin +‎ -ka.

    Suffix

    -anka f (masculine -anin)

    1. attached to countries to mean "women coming from"
      Rosjanin + ‎-anka → ‎Rosjanka
    2. attached to surnames ending with -a and -g, -ge, -go, sometimes to other nouns, to form feminine proper nouns meaning “daughter of”
      Zaręba + ‎-anka → ‎Zarębianka

    Etymology 2

      From -anie +‎ -ka.

      Suffix

      -anka f

      1. purely structural suffix, forms feminine nouns of various kind
        pończochy + ‎-anka → ‎Pippi Pończoszanka
        zapiekać + ‎-anka → ‎zapiekanka
        rąbać + ‎-anka → ‎rąbanka
      Declension
      Derived terms
      Polish terms suffixed with -anka