mačka

• IPA^(key): [ˈmat͡ʃka]

mačka f

1. crampon

• “mačka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “mačka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “mačka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

mačka f (4th declension)

1. (dialectal) wife, woman
2. (dialectal) vulgar woman, lewd woman
3. (dialectal) witch

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mačьka, from *maca (“pussy, pussycat, female cat”) + *-ьka.

• IPA^(key): /mât͡ʃka/
• Hyphenation: mač‧ka

mȁčka f (Cyrillic spelling ма̏чка, relational adjective mȁčjī, diminutive mȁčkica)

1. cat (animal)
2. (slang) pretty girl, chick, bird
   • 2007 November 12, Zvonimir Milčec, “Puca kino na staroj streljani u Tuškancu”, in Jutarnji list‎^[1]:

     Streljanu današnje generacije znaju samo kao omiljeno kino Tuškanac, gdje smo rado vodili svoje trebe, mačke, ribe, kite i komade i odgledali velik dio svog repertoara vesterna i krimića, gdje se naveliko pucalo.

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• mačić

• “mačka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mačьka, from *maca (“pussy, pussycat, female cat”) + *-ьka.

• IPA^(key): [ˈmat͡ʃka]

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mačka f (male equivalent kocúr, relational adjective mačací or (rare) mačí, diminutive mačička, augmentative mačisko)

1. cat (domestic species)

• mačacie oko

• “mačka”, 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

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *mačьka, from *maca (“pussy, pussycat, female cat”) + *-ьka.

• IPA^(key): /máːt͡ʃka/
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• Hyphenation: mȃč‧ka

mȃčka f

1. cat (domestic species)

• “mačka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “mačka”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references