алка

See also: -аљка

Bulgarian

Алки

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Norse alka (“seabird with dark plumage”), back-formed from the scientific name Alcae (“auks”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɫkɐ]

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Noun

а́лка • (álka) f

1. auklet (seabird of genus Aethia)

   Synonym: (standard term) коню́га (konjúga)

2. more generally any alcid (seabird of family Alcidae)

   Synonym: гага́рка (gagárka)

Declension

Declension of а́лка

	singular	plural
indefinite	а́лка álka	а́лки álki
definite	а́лката álkata	а́лките álkite
vocative form	а́лко álko	а́лки álki

Dolgan

Noun

алка • (alka)

1. hammer

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈaɫka]
• Rhymes: -iɫka

Noun

алка • (alka) f (diminutive алкичка)

1. bracelet
2. link (of a chain)

Declension

Declension of алка

	singular	plural
indefinite	алка	алки
definite unspecified	алката	алките
definite proximal	алкава	алкиве
definite distal	алкана	алкине
vocative	алко	алки

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• ха̑лка

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish حلقه (halka), from Arabic حَلْقَة (ḥalqa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /âːlka/
• Hyphenation: ал‧ка

Noun

а̑лка f (Latin spelling ȃlka)

1. metal ring
2. door knocker
3. tilting at the ring (game)

Declension

Declension of алка

	singular	plural
nominative	а̑лка	алке
genitive	алке	а̑лкӣ
dative	а̀лци/а̑лки	алкама
accusative	алку	алке
vocative	алко	алке
locative	алци / алки	алкама
instrumental	алком	алкама