котка

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kòtъka, from *kotъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔtkɐ]

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Noun

ко́тка • (kótka) f (masculine котара́к, diminutive ко́те)

1. female equivalent of котара́к (kotarák): cat, feline (usually a female one)
2. crampon, climbing iron

Declension

Declension of ко́тка

	singular	plural
indefinite	ко́тка kótka	ко́тки kótki
definite	ко́тката kótkata	ко́тките kótkite
vocative form	ко́тко kótko	ко́тки kótki

Further reading

• “котка”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Anagrams

• откак (otkak), както (kakto), котак (kotak)

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian котка (kotka), from Proto-Slavic *kòtъka, from *kotъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɔtka]
• Hyphenation: кот‧ка

Noun

ко́тка • (kótka) f (plural ко́тки)

1. (dialectal) cat (in general, but usually a female one)

   Synonym: ма́чка (máčka)

Declension

Declension of котка

	singular	plural
indefinite	котка (kotka)	котки (kotki)
definite unspecified	котката (kotkata)	котките (kotkite)
definite proximal	коткава (kotkava)	коткиве (kotkive)
definite distal	коткана (kotkana)	коткине (kotkine)
vocative	котко (kotko)	котки (kotki)

Further reading

• “котка” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Old Ruthenian

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Slavic ко́тъка (kótŭka), from Proto-Slavic *kòtъka, from *kòtъ. Cognate with Old Polish kotka.

Noun

ко́тка • (kótka) f animal (masculine котъ)

1. feminine of котъ (kot)

   Synonym: ко́шка (kóška)

Descendants

• Belarusian: ко́тка (kótka) (regional)
• Carpathian Rusyn: ко́тка (kótka) (regional)
• Ukrainian: кі́тка (kítka)

Further reading

• Bulyka, A. M., editor (1997), “котка”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 16 (коржъ – лесничанка), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 58
• Chikalo, M. I., editor (2010), “котка”, in Словник української мови XVI – I пол. XVII ст. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: 16ᵗʰ – 1ˢᵗ half of 17ᵗʰ c.] (in Ukrainian), numbers 15 (конь – легковѣрны), Lviv: KIUS, →ISBN, page 56