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matka

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See also: mátka, matkä, and matką

English

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Etymology

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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]
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *matka, from Proto-Uralic *mëtka.[1] Finnic cognates include Ingrian matka, Karelian matka, Livonian matkā, Veps matk and Votic matkõ. Other Uralic cognates include Northern Sami muotki, Eastern Khanty мугәт (mugət) and Northern Selkup мыты (myty) (Taz). Doublet of muotka.

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 matkallato be on the way
    olla matkoillato be on a trip (e.g. abroad)
    palata matkoiltato return/come back from a trip
    etelänmatkaa trip to the south (to a southern country)
    matkan varrelladuring the trip, along the way
    jatkaa matkaato continue travelling, to continue the journey
    matka maailman ympärithe journey around the world
    matka Helsinkina trip to Helsinki
    matka ulkomaillea 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. ^ Aikio, Ante: Studies in Uralic Etymology IV: Ob-Ugric Etymologies Linguistica Uralica 51:1, 2015 [1]

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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)

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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[4], 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/

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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. First attested in the 14th century. By surface analysis, mać +‎ -ka.

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

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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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      References

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      • Boryś, Wiesław (2005), “matka”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
      • Mańczak, Witold (2017), “matka”, in Polski słownik etymologiczny (in Polish), Kraków: Polska Akademia Umiejętności, →ISBN
      • Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000), “matka”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)
      • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “matka”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

      Polish

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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, obsolete) main riverbed
          Hypernym: koryto
        12. (uncountable, obsolete, children's games) type of children's game
        13. (countable, obsolete) concave stamp
        14. (Middle Polish, anatomy) womb, uterus
          Synonym: macica
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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]‎[2] (in Polish), volume 1, Kraków; Warszawa: Polska Akademia Nauk. Instytut Języka Polskiego, page 237

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          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

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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)

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            matka f

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

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

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