Contionary:kawka

Niemish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kaukɐ/

Etymology

Disputed. Some linguists trace this word to Proto-Germanic *kahwō (cf. Dutch kauw) with influence from Slavic *kavŭka. Others argue for a straightforward Slavic loan, as occurred in Hungarian (csóka) and Romanian (ceucă), loaned from South Slavic *čavŭka.

Noun

⁰ káwka n.f. N-stem

1. jackdaw

Declension

declension of káwka (f-Nh declension)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	káwka	káwkyna	káwkos	káwkynos
genitive	káwkos	káwkynos	káwkyna	káwkysa
dative	káwką	káwkyse	káwkę	káwkynę

Hypernyms

• fúgol ("bird")