patka

See also: Patka, patką, pätkä, and päťka

English

Etymology

From Punjabi ਪਟਕਾ (paṭkā).

Noun

patka (plural patkas)

1. A head covering worn by Sikh boys.
2. The same head covering worn by Sikh men either alone or as an under-turban.

Anagrams

• Patak

Czech

Etymology

From pata +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpatka]

Noun

patka f (related adjective patkový)

1. diminutive of pata

Declension

Declension of patka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	patka	patky
genitive	patky	patek
dative	patce	patkám
accusative	patku	patky
vocative	patko	patky
locative	patce	patkách
instrumental	patkou	patkami

Derived terms

• bezpatkový

 

Further reading

• “patka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “patka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “patka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Polish

Etymology

From French patte +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpat.ka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atka
• Syllabification: pat‧ka
• Homophone: Patka

Noun

patka f

1. flap (strip of material sewn or pinned to a garment, used to tighten a loose part of it or as a decoration)

   Hypernym: pasek

Declension

Declension of patka

	singular	plural
nominative	patka	patki
genitive	patki	patek
dative	patce	patkom
accusative	patkę	patki
instrumental	patką	patkami
locative	patce	patkach
vocative	patko	patki

Further reading

• patka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• patka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pъtъka, derived from Proto-Balto-Slavic *put-, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to fly”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pâtka/
• Hyphenation: pat‧ka

Noun

pȁtka f (Cyrillic spelling па̏тка, diminutive pȁtkica or pȁčica)

1. duck (female)

Declension

Declension of patka

	singular	plural
nominative	pȁtka	patke
genitive	patke	pȁtākā / pȁtkī
dative	patki	patkama
accusative	patku	patke
vocative	patko	patke
locative	patki	patkama
instrumental	patkom	patkama

Related terms

• pátak (“male duck”)
• ptȉca (“bird”)

References

• “patka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Turkish

Alternative forms

• patga

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پاتقه (patka).

Noun

patka (definite accusative patkayı, plural patkalar) (dialectal)

1. tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)
2. northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	patka
Definite accusative	patkayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	patka	patkalar
Definite accusative	patkayı	patkaları
Dative	patkaya	patkalara
Locative	patkada	patkalarda
Ablative	patkadan	patkalardan
Genitive	patkanın	patkaların

Derived terms

• elmabaş patka (“common pochard (Aythya ferina)”)
• kara patka (“common scoter (Melanitta nigra)”)
• karabaş patka (“greater bluebill (Aythya marila”)
• pasbaş patka (“castaneous duck (Aythya nyroca)”)
• tepeli patka (“tufted duck (Aythya fuligula)”)