Straka
English
Etymology
From Czech Straka or Slovak Straka, both meaning "magpie".
Proper noun
Straka (plural Strakas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Straka is the 10628th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3013 individuals. Straka is most common among White (93.76%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Straka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈstraka]
Proper noun
Straka m anim (female equivalent Straková)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Straka (masculine animate in -a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Straka | Strakové |
| genitive | Straky | Straků |
| dative | Strakovi | Strakům |
| accusative | Straku | Straky |
| vocative | Strako | Strakové |
| locative | Strakovi | Stracích |
| instrumental | Strakou | Straky |
Further reading
- “Straka”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈstraka]
Proper noun
Straka m pers (female equivalent Straková)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Straka | Strakovia | Strakovci |
| genitive | Straku | Strakov | Strakovcov |
| dative | Strakovi | Strakom | Strakovcom |
| accusative | Straku | Strakov | Strakovcov |
| locative | Strakovi | Strakoch | Strakovcoch |
| instrumental | Strakom | Strakami | Strakovcami |
Further reading
- “Straka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025