starenka
See also: stařenka
Slovak
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈstarenka]
- Rhymes: -enka
- Hyphenation: sta‧ren‧ka
Noun
starenka f
- (expressive) diminutive of starena
- 2013, Vlček Slavoj, Ako žijú princezné[1], MEA2000 o. z., →ISBN, page 102:
- Vytrhlo ho to z jeho myšlienok, ale až keď tú vetu starenka zopakovala, uvedomil si jej význam. Prekvapene prikývol.
- It snapped him out of his thoughts, but it was only when the old woman repeated the sentence that he realised its meaning. He nodded in surprise.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | starenka | starenky |
| genitive | starenky | stareniek |
| dative | starenke | starenkám |
| accusative | starenku | starenky |
| locative | starenke | starenkách |
| instrumental | starenkou | starenkami |
Further reading
- “starenka”, 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