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See also: mátka, matkä, and matką

English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Hindi मटका (maṭkā).

    Noun

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    matka (countable and uncountable, plural matkas)

    1. (India, countable) An earthenware pot.
      • 2022, Vijay Karna, The Great Indian Cook Book, page 185:
        Alternatively, instead of cooking in a matka, wrap the vegetable mixture (without lettuce leaves) in aluminium foil and bake in a hot oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 1 hour.
    2. (India, countable, uncountable) A kind of coarse silk from the Indian subcontinent, mainly produced from pierced (moth-damaged) cocoons.

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    Czech

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    Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Czech matka, from Proto-Slavic *matъka. By surface analysis, máti +‎ -ka.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): [ˈmatka]
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    • Rhymes: -atka
    • Hyphenation: mat‧ka

    Noun

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    matka f (relational adjective mateřský, possessive adjective matčin)

    1. mother
      Synonyms: máma, mamka, maminka, máti, mutr, (archaic) mateř
      Antonym: otec
    2. nut (of a bolt)
      Synonym: matice

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    Czech family terms
    rodina (“family”) Male Female Neutral
    parent otec (“father”)
    nursery: táta
    matka (“mother”)
    nursery: máma
    rodič (“parent”)
    grandparent paternal dědeček (“paternal grandfather”)
    nursery: děda
    babička (“paternal grandmother”)
    nursery: bába
    prarodič (“grandparent”)
    maternal1 stařeček (“maternal grandfather”) stařenka (“maternal grandmother”)
    sibling bratr (“brother”) sestra (“sister”) sourozenec (“sibling”)
    cousin bratranec (“male cousin”) sestřenice (“female cousin”) –
    second cousin vlastník, bratránek (“male second cousin”) vlastnice, sestřenka (“female second cousin”) –
    child syn (“son”) dcera (“daughter”) dítě (“child”)
    grandchild vnuk (“grandson”) vnučka (“granddaughter”) vnouče (“grandchild”)
    parent's sibling paternal strýc (“paternal uncle”) strýna (“paternal aunt”)2 –
    maternal ujec (“maternal uncle”)2 teta (“maternal aunt”) –
    sibling's child synovec (“nephew”) neteř (“niece”) –
    spouse manžel (“husband”) manželka (“wife”) choť (“spouse”)
    spouse's parent tchán (“father-in-law”) tchyně (“mother-in-law”) –
    child's spouse zeť (“son-in-law”) snacha (“daughter-in-law”) –
    child's spouse's parent svat (“co-father-in-law”) svatka (“co-mother-in-law”) –
    sibling's spouse švagr (“sibilar brother-in-law”) švagrová (“sibilar sister-in-law”) –
    spouse's sibling3 marital deveř (“marital brother-in-law”) zelva (“marital sister-in-law”) –
    uxorial šír (“uxorial brother-in-law”) svěst (“uxorial sister-in-law”) –
    stepparent otčím (“stepfather”) macecha (“stepmother”) –
    stepchild pastorek (“stepson”) pastorkyně (“stepdaughter”) pastorče (“stepchild”)
    more distant: pra- (“grand- / once removed”)
    through a more distant ancestor: z druhého kolena (“second”)
    only through one parent: poloviční (“half-”)
    not blood relative: nevlastní (“step-”)

    1 Literary (the usual terms today are dědeček and babička).
    2 Literary (the usual terms today are strýc and teta).
    3 Obsolete (replaced by švagr and švagrová).

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    Finnish

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Finnic *matka (compare Ingrian matka, Veps matk),[1] from Proto-Uralic *mëtka (compare Northern Sami muotki, Eastern Khanty мугәт (mugət), Northern Selkup мыты (myty) (Taz)).[2]

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈmɑtkɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝t̪kɑ̝]
    • Rhymes: -ɑtkɑ
    • Syllabification(key): mat‧ka
    • Hyphenation(key): mat‧ka

    Noun

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    matka

    1. journey, trip, voyage, travel
      Synonyms: see retki
      olla matkalla ― to be on the way
      olla matkoilla ― to be on a trip (e.g. abroad)
      palata matkoilta ― to return/come back from a trip
      etelänmatka ― a trip to the south (to a southern country)
      matkan varrella ― during the trip, along the way
      jatkaa matkaa ― to continue travelling, to continue the journey
      matka maailman ympäri ― the journey around the world
      matka Helsinkin ― a trip to Helsinki
      matka ulkomaille ― a trip abroad
      Missä olitkaan taas matkalla?
      Where were you on your trip again?
    2. distance (geographical distance between two locations)
      Synonyms: see etäisyys
      Guamille on matkaa 76 kilometriä.
      The distance to Guam is 76 kilometres.
      Pitkä matka on Päijänteeltä Saarijärven rantaan.
      It's a long way from Päijänne to the shore of Saarijärvi.

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    Inflection of matka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    nominative matka matkat
    genitive matkan matkojen
    partitive matkaa matkoja
    illative matkaan matkoihin
    singular plural
    nominative matka matkat
    accusative nom. matka matkat
    gen. matkan
    genitive matkan matkojen
    matkain rare
    partitive matkaa matkoja
    inessive matkassa matkoissa
    elative matkasta matkoista
    illative matkaan matkoihin
    adessive matkalla matkoilla
    ablative matkalta matkoilta
    allative matkalle matkoille
    essive matkana matkoina
    translative matkaksi matkoiksi
    abessive matkatta matkoitta
    instructive — matkoin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of matka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative matkani matkani
    accusative nom. matkani matkani
    gen. matkani
    genitive matkani matkojeni
    matkaini rare
    partitive matkaani matkojani
    inessive matkassani matkoissani
    elative matkastani matkoistani
    illative matkaani matkoihini
    adessive matkallani matkoillani
    ablative matkaltani matkoiltani
    allative matkalleni matkoilleni
    essive matkanani matkoinani
    translative matkakseni matkoikseni
    abessive matkattani matkoittani
    instructive — —
    comitative — matkoineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative matkasi matkasi
    accusative nom. matkasi matkasi
    gen. matkasi
    genitive matkasi matkojesi
    matkaisi rare
    partitive matkaasi matkojasi
    inessive matkassasi matkoissasi
    elative matkastasi matkoistasi
    illative matkaasi matkoihisi
    adessive matkallasi matkoillasi
    ablative matkaltasi matkoiltasi
    allative matkallesi matkoillesi
    essive matkanasi matkoinasi
    translative matkaksesi matkoiksesi
    abessive matkattasi matkoittasi
    instructive — —
    comitative — matkoinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative matkamme matkamme
    accusative nom. matkamme matkamme
    gen. matkamme
    genitive matkamme matkojemme
    matkaimme rare
    partitive matkaamme matkojamme
    inessive matkassamme matkoissamme
    elative matkastamme matkoistamme
    illative matkaamme matkoihimme
    adessive matkallamme matkoillamme
    ablative matkaltamme matkoiltamme
    allative matkallemme matkoillemme
    essive matkanamme matkoinamme
    translative matkaksemme matkoiksemme
    abessive matkattamme matkoittamme
    instructive — —
    comitative — matkoinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative matkanne matkanne
    accusative nom. matkanne matkanne
    gen. matkanne
    genitive matkanne matkojenne
    matkainne rare
    partitive matkaanne matkojanne
    inessive matkassanne matkoissanne
    elative matkastanne matkoistanne
    illative matkaanne matkoihinne
    adessive matkallanne matkoillanne
    ablative matkaltanne matkoiltanne
    allative matkallenne matkoillenne
    essive matkananne matkoinanne
    translative matkaksenne matkoiksenne
    abessive matkattanne matkoittanne
    instructive — —
    comitative — matkoinenne

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    References

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    1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–), “*matka”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
    2. ^ Aikio, Ante: Studies in Uralic Etymology IV: Ob-Ugric Etymologies Linguistica Uralica 51:1, 2015 [2]

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    Ingrian

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Finnic *matka. Cognates include Finnish matka and Estonian matk.

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    Noun

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    matka

    1. trip, journey
    2. distance
      • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa) [Geography: textbook for Ingrian elementary school third grade (first part)], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
        Sitä vart, jot hyväst saavva tolkku ympäröiväst paikast, pittää tuntaa löytää pooli ja matka, tuntaa katsoa paikan plaanua.
        For this, to understand the surrounding area well, one has to be able to find the direction and the distance, to be able to look at the map of the area.

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    Declension of matka (type 3/kana, k- gradation)
    singular plural
    nominative matka matat
    genitive matan matkoin
    partitive matkaa matkoja
    illative matkaa matkoi
    inessive matas matois
    elative matast matoist
    allative matalle matoille
    adessive matal matoil
    ablative matalt matoilt
    translative mataks matoiks
    essive matkanna, matkaan matkoinna, matkoin
    exessive1) matkant matkoint
    1) obsolete
    *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
    **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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    References

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    • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 299

    Kashubian

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *matъka. By surface analysis, mac + -ka.

      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /ˈmat.ka/
      • Rhymes: -atka
      • Syllabification: mat‧ka

      Noun

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      matka f

      1. mother (female parent)

      Declension

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      Declension of matka
      singular plural
      nominative matka matczi
      genitive matczi matk/matków
      dative matce matkóm
      accusative matkã matczi
      instrumental matką matkama
      locative matce matkach
      vocative matkò matczi

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      • Stefan Ramułt (1893), “matka”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 98
      • Jan Trepczyk (1994), “matka”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
      • Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011), “matka”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎[5], volume 1, page 975
      • “matka”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

      Old Czech

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      Etymology

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        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *matъka. By surface analysis, máti + -ka.

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        • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈmatka/
        • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈmatka/

        Noun

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        matka f

        1. mother (female parent)
        2. caregiver; protector
        3. (figuratively, religion) mother (chief nun)
        4. (figuratively) mother (origin)
        5. (anatomy) uterus
        6. (anatomy) meninges
        7. (zoology) queen (female insect that begets others)
        8. (botany) mother tree

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        • Czech: matka

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        Old Polish

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        Etymology

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          Inherited from Proto-Slavic *matъka. By surface analysis, mać + -ka. First attested in the 14th century.

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          • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /matka/
          • IPA(key): (15th CE) /matka/

          Noun

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          matka f (related adjective matczyn)

          1. (attested in Greater Poland) mother (female parent)
            • 1959 [1400], Henryk Kowalewicz, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz, editors, Wielkopolskie roty sądowe XIV-XV wieku, Roty poznańskie, volume I, number 444, Poznań:
              Orsula, matka Stronislauiney, Dobeslawa... ne nagabala o posak
              [Urszula, matka Stronisławinej, Dobiesława... nie nagabała o posag]
          2. (attested in Masovia) mother (origin)

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          Polish

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          Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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          Etymology 1

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            Inherited from Old Polish matka. By surface analysis, mać + -ka.

            Noun

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            matka f (diminutive mateczka or mateńka or matuchna or (dialectal) matynka or matusia or matuś, augmentative matczysko, related adjective matczyny)

            1. (countable) mother (human female who begets a child)
              Synonyms: macierz, mama, rodzicielka, stara
            2. (countable) mother (animal female that begets a child)
            3. (countable, zoology) queen (female insect that begets others)
              Synonym: królowa
            4. (countable, religion) mother (chief nun)
              Synonym: matuchna
            5. (uncountable) mother (origin)
            6. (countable) mother (object or organization that is superior or exemplary in relation to other objects or organizations of this type, usually later created)
            7. (countable, botany) mother (plant intended for seedlings)
            8. (countable, games) captain (most important player or team manager)
            9. (colloquial, endearing) term of endearment for one's wife, mother of children, or older woman; mother
            10. (countable, figuratively) mother (one who acts like a mother)
            11. (countable, Podhale) screw block (piece of wood in a carpenter's workshop through which a screw passes and on which the wood is fastened for processing or planing)
            12. (uncountable, Near Masovian, Międzyrzec Podlaski, Western Kraków, children's games) role, usually a "leader" in a children's game
            13. (countable, obsolete) main riverbed
              Hypernym: koryto
            14. (uncountable, obsolete, Warsaw, children's games) type of children's game
            15. (countable, obsolete) concave stamp
            16. (Middle Polish or Southern Borderlands, Sytkivtsi, anatomy) womb, uterus
              Synonym: macica
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            Polish family terms
            rodzina (“family”) Male Female Neutral
            parent ojciec (“father”)
            nursery: tata
            matka (“mother”)
            nursery: mama
            rodzic (“parent”)
            grandparent dziadek (“grandfather”) babcia (“grandmother”) prarodzic (“grandparent”)
            sibling brat (“brother”) siostra (“sister”) rodzeństwo (“siblings”)
            cousin kuzyn (“male cousin”) kuzynka (“female cousin”) –
            child syn (“son”) córka (“daughter”) dziecko (“child”)
            grandchild wnuk (“grandson”) wnuczka (“granddaughter”) wnuczę (“grandchild”)
            parent's sibling paternal stryj (“paternal uncle”) ciotka (“aunt”) –
            maternal wuj (“maternal uncle”) –
            sibling's child fraternal bratanek (“fraternal nephew”) bratanica (“fraternal niece”) –
            sororal siostrzeniec (“sororal nephew”) siostrzenica (“sororal niece”) –
            spouse mąż (“husband”) żona (“wife”) –
            spouse's parent marital świekier (“marital father-in-law”) świekra (“marital mother-in-law”) –
            uxorial teść (“uxorial father-in-law”) teściowa (“uxorial mother-in-law”) –
            child's spouse zięć (“son-in-law”) synowa (“daughter-in-law”) –
            sibling's spouse szwagier (“brother-in-law”) bratowa (“sibilar ister-in-law”) –
            spouse's sibling szwagierka (“sister-in-law”) –
            stepparent ojczym (“stepfather”) macocha (“stepmother”) –
            stepchild pasierb (“stepson”) pasierbica (“stepdaughter”) –
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            Trivia

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            According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), matka is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 16 times in scientific texts, 8 times in news, 5 times in essays, 62 times in fiction, and 71 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 162 times, making it the 356th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.[1]

            Etymology 2

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              From mata + -ka.

              Noun

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              matka f

              1. diminutive of mata
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              References

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              1. ^ Ida Kurcz (1990), “matka”, in Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej [Frequency dictionary of the Polish language]‎[3] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków; Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 237

              Further reading

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              • “matka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[6] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
              • “matka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[7] (in Polish)
              • Maria Renata Mayenowa, et al., editors (2010-2023), “matka”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
              • “MATKA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 06.03.2020
              • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814), “matka”, in Słownik języka polskiego
              • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “matka”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
              • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1902), “matka”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 2, Warsaw, page 902
              • Jan Karłowicz (1903), “matka”, in Hieronim Łopaciński, Wacław Taczanowski, editors, Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 3: L do O, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 127
              • Halina Świderska (1929), “matko”, in Dialekt Księstwa Łowickiego (in Polish), Warsaw, →ISBN, page 114

              Silesian

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              Etymology

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                Inherited from Old Polish matka.

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                Noun

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                matka f

                1. mother
                  Synonyms: see Thesaurus:muter
                  Hyponym: drugŏ matka
                  Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:fater

                Declension

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                Declension of matka
                singular plural
                nominative matka matki
                genitive matki matek
                dative matce matkōm
                accusative matkã matki
                instrumental matkōm matkami/matkōma
                locative matce matkach
                vocative matko matki

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                Slovak

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                Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:
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                Etymology

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                  Inherited from Proto-Slavic *matъka. By surface analysis, mať + -ka.

                  Pronunciation

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                  • IPA(key): /matka/, [ˈmatka]
                  • Rhymes: -atka
                  • Hyphenation: mat‧ka
                  • Audio (Bratislava):(file)

                  Noun

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                  matka f

                  1. mother
                    Synonyms: mať, mama, mamička, mater

                  Declension

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                  Declension of matka
                  (pattern žena)
                  singularplural
                  nominativematkamatky
                  genitivematkymatiek
                  dativematkematkám
                  accusativematkumatky
                  locativematkematkách
                  instrumentalmatkoumatkami

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                  Further reading

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                  • “matka”, 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, 2003–2026