norka

See also: Norka, Nórka, nõrka, norką, and Norką

Kashubian

Etymology

Etymology tree

Kashubian nora

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀder.

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Kashubian -ka

Kashubian norka

From nora + -ka. Compare Polish norka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔr.ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔrka
• Syllabification: nor‧ka

Noun

norka f

1. mink (semi-aquatic, carnivorous mammal)

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994), “norka”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “norka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]

Polish

norka

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *nora

Polish nora

Proto-Indo-European *-keh₂

Proto-Balto-Slavic *-kāˀder.

Proto-Slavic *-ъka

Old Polish -ka

Polish -ka

Polish norka

From nora + -ka. Compare Kashubian norka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔr.ka/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrka
• Syllabification: nor‧ka
• Homophone: Norka

Noun

norka f (related adjective norkowy)

1. diminutive of nora
2. (colloquial) dwelling or part of a dwelling that someone occupies, considered to be cosy, albeit small
3. mink (any mammal of the subfamily Mustelinae)

   Synonyms: nurka, (obsolete) wyderka

4. (in the plural) mink (fur or pelt of a mink, used to make apparel)

   Synonym: nurki

5. (in the plural) mink (article of clothing made of mink)

   Synonym: nurki

Declension

Declension of norka

	singular	plural
nominative	norka	norki
genitive	norki	norek
dative	norce	norkom
accusative	norkę	norki
instrumental	norką	norkami
locative	norce	norkach
vocative	norko	norki

Derived terms

nouns

• norka amerykańska
• norka europejska

Further reading

• “norka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “norka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• norka in PWN's encyclopedia

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɔrka/, [ˈnɔrka]
• Rhymes: -ɔrka
• Hyphenation: nor‧ka

Noun

norka

1. genitive/accusative singular of norok