válka

See also: valka, Valka, and valkā

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech válka. Compare Old Norse valkyrja (Valkyrie).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaːlka]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vál‧ka

Noun

válka f (relational adjective válečný)

  1. war
    Synonym: (archaic) vojna
    Antonym: mír
    vyvolat válkuto start a war
    Válka dělá z lidí blby.War turns people into morons.
    Druhá světová válkaSecond World War

Declension

Descendants

  • Old Slovak: válka

Further reading

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Old Norse valka, válka, from Proto-Germanic *walkōną.

Verb

válka

  1. make dirty; stir up dirt
  2. revel in
Conjugation
Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine válkað
present past
first singular válki válkaði
second singular válkar válkaði
third singular válkar válkaði
plural válka válkaðu
participle (a6)1 válkandi válkaður
imperative
singular válka!
plural válkið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Same as the first etymology.

Verb

válka

  1. dress a bride
Conjugation
Conjugation of (group v-30)
infinitive
supine válkað
present past
first singular válki válkaði
second singular válkar válkaði
third singular válkar válkaði
plural válka válkaðu
participle (a6)1 válkandi válkaður
imperative
singular válka!
plural válkið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Further reading

Old Czech

Alternative forms

  • váľka (alternative writing)

Etymology

From váleti +‎ -ka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *welias, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₃- (to strike, hit).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈʋaːlka/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈvaːlka/

Noun

válka f

  1. war

Declension

Descendants

Further reading