Trnka
See also: trnka
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Trnka, a topographic surname from trnka (“blackthorn”).
Proper noun
Trnka (plural Trnkas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Trnka is the 39887th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 550 individuals. Trnka is most common among White (94.36%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Trnka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtrn̩ka]
- Homophone: trnka
Proper noun
Trnka m anim (female equivalent Trnková)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Trnka (masculine animate in -a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Trnka | Trnkové |
| genitive | Trnky | Trnků |
| dative | Trnkovi | Trnkům |
| accusative | Trnku | Trnky |
| vocative | Trnko | Trnkové |
| locative | Trnkovi | Trncích |
| instrumental | Trnkou | Trnky |
Further reading
- “Trnka”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtrn̩ka]
Proper noun
Trnka m pers (female equivalent Trnková)
- a male surname
Declension
| singular | plural 1 | plural 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Trnka | Trnkovia | Trnkovci |
| genitive | Trnku | Trnkov | Trnkovcov |
| dative | Trnkovi | Trnkom | Trnkovcom |
| accusative | Trnku | Trnkov | Trnkovcov |
| locative | Trnkovi | Trnkoch | Trnkovcoch |
| instrumental | Trnkom | Trnkami | Trnkovcami |
Further reading
- “Trnka”, 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