sarka
Albanian
Noun
sarka
- inflection of sarkë:
- definite nominative singular
- indefinite nominative/accusative plural
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sarka, from Proto-Uralic *sarka (“branch?”). Cognates include Estonian sarg, Ingrian sarka, Karelian sarka, Livvi sargu, Veps sarg, Votic sarkõ, Northern Sami suorgi (“branch”), Tundra Nenets [script needed] (tārka, “branch”) and Northern Selkup [script needed] (tolka, “branch”) (from Proto-Samoyedic *tårkå).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑrkɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝rkɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrkɑ
- Syllabification(key): sar‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): sar‧ka
Noun
sarka
- patch, strip (of field)
- wadmal; a dense, rather coarse, highly fulled woolen fabric (either plain-woven or twilled), less fine, thin and valued than broadcloth (verka)
- (figuratively) field, area, branch
- Synonym: ala
- (colloquial) chance, odds
- Voittoon ei ollut mitään sarkaa.
- There was no chance to win.
Declension
| Inflection of sarka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sarka | sarat | |
| genitive | saran | sarkojen | |
| partitive | sarkaa | sarkoja | |
| illative | sarkaan | sarkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sarka | sarat | |
| accusative | nom. | sarka | sarat |
| gen. | saran | ||
| genitive | saran | sarkojen sarkain rare | |
| partitive | sarkaa | sarkoja | |
| inessive | sarassa | saroissa | |
| elative | sarasta | saroista | |
| illative | sarkaan | sarkoihin | |
| adessive | saralla | saroilla | |
| ablative | saralta | saroilta | |
| allative | saralle | saroille | |
| essive | sarkana | sarkoina | |
| translative | saraksi | saroiksi | |
| abessive | saratta | saroitta | |
| instructive | — | saroin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “sarka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Anagrams
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
sàr̃kā f (possessed form sàr̃kar̃)
- alternative form of sàlkā
Hungarian
Etymology
From the sark- stem of sarok (“corner; heel”) + -a (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʃɒrkɒ]
- Hyphenation: sar‧ka
Noun
sarka
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of sarok
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sarka | — |
| accusative | sarkát | — |
| dative | sarkának | — |
| instrumental | sarkával | — |
| causal-final | sarkáért | — |
| translative | sarkává | — |
| terminative | sarkáig | — |
| essive-formal | sarkaként | — |
| essive-modal | sarkául | — |
| inessive | sarkában | — |
| superessive | sarkán | — |
| adessive | sarkánál | — |
| illative | sarkába | — |
| sublative | sarkára | — |
| allative | sarkához | — |
| elative | sarkából | — |
| delative | sarkáról | — |
| ablative | sarkától | — |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
sarkáé | — |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
sarkáéi | — |
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sarka. Cognates include Finnish sarka and Estonian sarg.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsɑrkɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑrk]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsɑrkɑ/, [ˈʃɑrɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑrk, -ɑrkɑ
- Hyphenation: sar‧ka
Noun
sarka
- strip, patch (of a field)
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 40:
- Sarat kitsaat laahittii.
- The narrow strips of the field were ploughed.
- wadmal (coarse woolen cloth)
Declension
| Declension of sarka (type 3/kana, k- gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | sarka | sarat |
| genitive | saran | sarkoin |
| partitive | sarkaa | sarkoja |
| illative | sarkaa | sarkoi |
| inessive | saras | sarois |
| elative | sarast | saroist |
| allative | saralle | saroille |
| adessive | saral | saroil |
| ablative | saralt | saroilt |
| translative | saraks | saroiks |
| essive | sarkanna, sarkaan | sarkoinna, sarkoin |
| exessive1) | sarkant | sarkoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Fedor Tumansky (1790) “сарка”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 695
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 506
Latvian
Verb
sarka
- third-person singular/plural past indicative of sarkt
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsar.ka/
- Rhymes: -arka
- Syllabification: sar‧ka
Verb
sarka
- third-person singular present of sarkać