arka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "arka"

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arka, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *argaz.^[1] Cognate with Estonian arg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑ̝rkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ar‧ka

Adjective

arka (comparative arempi, superlative arin)

1. tender, sore
2. sensitive
3. timid, shy, bashful

Declension

Inflection of arka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		arka	arat
genitive		aran	arkojen
partitive		arkaa	arkoja
illative		arkaan	arkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		arka	arat
accusative	nom.	arka	arat
	gen.	aran
genitive		aran	arkojen arkain rare
partitive		arkaa	arkoja
inessive		arassa	aroissa
elative		arasta	aroista
illative		arkaan	arkoihin
adessive		aralla	aroilla
ablative		aralta	aroilta
allative		aralle	aroille
essive		arkana	arkoina
translative		araksi	aroiksi
abessive		aratta	aroitta
instructive		—	aroin
comitative		—	arkoine

Possessive forms of arka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arkani arkani accusative nom. arkani arkani gen. arkani genitive arkani arkojeni arkaini rare partitive arkaani arkojani inessive arassani aroissani elative arastani aroistani illative arkaani arkoihini adessive arallani aroillani ablative araltani aroiltani allative aralleni aroilleni essive arkanani arkoinani translative arakseni aroikseni abessive arattani aroittani instructive — — comitative — arkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arkasi arkasi accusative nom. arkasi arkasi gen. arkasi genitive arkasi arkojesi arkaisi rare partitive arkaasi arkojasi inessive arassasi aroissasi elative arastasi aroistasi illative arkaasi arkoihisi adessive arallasi aroillasi ablative araltasi aroiltasi allative arallesi aroillesi essive arkanasi arkoinasi translative araksesi aroiksesi abessive arattasi aroittasi instructive — — comitative — arkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative arkamme arkamme accusative nom. arkamme arkamme gen. arkamme genitive arkamme arkojemme arkaimme rare partitive arkaamme arkojamme inessive arassamme aroissamme elative arastamme aroistamme illative arkaamme arkoihimme adessive arallamme aroillamme ablative araltamme aroiltamme allative arallemme aroillemme essive arkanamme arkoinamme translative araksemme aroiksemme abessive arattamme aroittamme instructive — — comitative — arkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative arkanne arkanne accusative nom. arkanne arkanne gen. arkanne genitive arkanne arkojenne arkainne rare partitive arkaanne arkojanne inessive arassanne aroissanne elative arastanne aroistanne illative arkaanne arkoihinne adessive arallanne aroillanne ablative araltanne aroiltanne allative arallenne aroillenne essive arkananne arkoinanne translative araksenne aroiksenne abessive arattanne aroittanne instructive — — comitative — arkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative arkansa arkansa accusative nom. arkansa arkansa gen. arkansa genitive arkansa arkojensa arkainsa rare partitive arkaansa arkojaan arkojansa inessive arassaan arassansa aroissaan aroissansa elative arastaan arastansa aroistaan aroistansa illative arkaansa arkoihinsa adessive arallaan arallansa aroillaan aroillansa ablative araltaan araltansa aroiltaan aroiltansa allative aralleen arallensa aroilleen aroillensa essive arkanaan arkanansa arkoinaan arkoinansa translative arakseen araksensa aroikseen aroiksensa abessive arattaan arattansa aroittaan aroittansa instructive — — comitative — arkoineen arkoinensa

Synonyms

• (tender): hellä
• (sensitive): herkkä
• (timid, shy, bashful): ujo, kaino

Derived terms

adjectives

• arkamainen

 

adverbs

• arasti

 

nouns

• arkala
• arkuus

 

verbs

• arastaa
• aristaa
• arkailla

 

compounds

• arkajalka
• arkakatseinen
• arkaluonteinen
• arkaluontoinen
• arkanahkainen
• arkatunteinen
• hallanarka
• ihmisarka
• kuumanarka
• kylmänarka
• lianarka
• omantunnonarka
• pakkasenarka
• palonarka
• tulenarka
• tuulenarka
• valonarka
• vilunarka

 

References

1. Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “arka”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎ (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

Further reading

• “arka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kara

Gothic

Romanization

arka

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰

Icelandic

Verb

arka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative arkaði, supine arkað)

1. to walk slowly, to plod

Conjugation

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að arka
supine (sagnbót)		arkað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		arkandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég arka	við örkum	present (nútíð)	ég arki	við örkum
	þú arkar	þið arkið		þú arkir	þið arkið
	hann, hún, það arkar	þeir, þær, þau arka		hann, hún, það arki	þeir, þær, þau arki
past (þátíð)	ég arkaði	við örkuðum	past (þátíð)	ég arkaði	við örkuðum
	þú arkaðir	þið örkuðuð		þú arkaðir	þið örkuðuð
	hann, hún, það arkaði	þeir, þær, þau örkuðu		hann, hún, það arkaði	þeir, þær, þau örkuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	arka (þú)	arkið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	arkaðu	arkiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

arka — active voice (germynd)

Synonyms

• lötra

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *arka. Cognates include Finnish arka and Estonian arg.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑrk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑrɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrk, -ɑrkɑ
• Hyphenation: ar‧ka

Adjective

arka (comparative aremp)

1. cowardly

Declension

Declension of arka (type 3/kana, k- gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	arka	arat
genitive	aran	arkoin
partitive	arkaa	arkoja
illative	arkaa	arkoi
inessive	aras	arois
elative	arast	aroist
allative	aralle	aroille
adessive	aral	aroil
ablative	aralt	aroilt
translative	araks	aroiks
essive	arkanna, arkaan	arkoinna, arkoin
exessive1)	arkant	arkoint
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.

Derived terms

• arastaa
• areta
• arkaloontoin

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 18

Latvian

 arka on Latvian Wikipedia

Triumfa arka (Barselonā)

Pusapļa arka

Etymology

Via some other European language, ultimately a borrowing from Latin arcus (“bow”), in feminine form (compare French arche (“bow”) and Late Latin arca, also ultimately from arcus).

Noun

arka f (4th declension)

1. (architecture) arch (bow-shaped arrangement between two supports)

   loka arka ― bow-shaped arch

   pusapļa arka ― semi-circular arch

   akmeņu arka ― stone arch

   loga, durvju, vārtu arka ― window, door, gate arch

   arkas cekuls ― the crest of the arch

   triumfa arka ― triumphal arch

   dzelzceļa tilta varenās arkas ― the mighty arches of the railway bridge

   neredzēti līkumaini koki, kuru savijušās lapotnes veido dabiskas arkas ― unseen cranked trees whose intertwined foliage forms natural arches

Declension

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	arka	arkas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	arku	arkas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	arkas	arku
dative (datīvs)	arkai	arkām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	arku	arkām
locative (lokatīvs)	arkā	arkās
vocative (vokatīvs)	arka	arkas

Declension of arka (4th declension)

Synonyms

• loks

Lithuanian

 arka on Lithuanian Wikipedia

Triumfo arka (Paryžiaus)

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin arcus, via some other language, possibly Russian а́рка (árka).

Noun

árka f (plural árkos) stress pattern 1

1. (architecture) arch (bow-shaped arrangement between two supports)

   pusapskritė arka ― semi-circular arch

   segmentinė arka ― segmented arch

   pasaginė arka ― horseshoe arch

   parabolinė arka ― parabolic arch

   triumfo arka ― triumphal arch

   tilto arkos ― the arches of the bridge

Declension

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	árka	árkos
genitive (kilmininkas)	árkos	árkų
dative (naudininkas)	árkai	árkoms
accusative (galininkas)	árką	árkas
instrumental (įnagininkas)	árka	árkomis
locative (vietininkas)	árkoje	árkose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	árka	árkos

Declension of árka

Further reading

• “arka”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• “arka”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian arca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ka/

• Audio (Gozo):

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Noun

arka f

1. ark
2. (followed by ta’) very

   Huwa arka tal-mużika ― He is a very talented musician

Derived terms

• arka ta’ Noè

 

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• arkene

Noun

arka n

1. definite plural of ark (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

arka f

1. definite singular of ark (Etymology 1)

arka n

1. definite plural of ark (Etymology 2)

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

arka

Wikipedia ^pl

Alternative forms

• archa (Middle Polish)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish archa.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ka/

• (Middle Polish) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -arka
• Syllabification: ar‧ka
• Homophone: Arka

Noun

arka f

1. (religion) ark (ship built by Noah)
2. (religion) ark (container)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	arka	arki
genitive	arki	arek
dative	arce	arkom
accusative	arkę	arki
instrumental	arką	arkami
locative	arce	arkach
vocative	arko	arki

Declension of arka

Derived terms

noun

• Arka Przymierza

 

Further reading

• arka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• arka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “archa, arka”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• Paweł Kupiszewski (08.05.2008) “ARKA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “arka”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “arka”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “arka, archa”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 57

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish archa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ka/
• Rhymes: -arka
• Syllabification: ar‧ka

Noun

arka f

1. (religion) ark (ship built by Noah)

Further reading

• arka in silling.org
• Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “arka”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 62
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “arka”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 26

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آرقه (arka), from Proto-Turkic *arka, *ār (“behind, back”). Cognate with Turkish art.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾ.kɐ/

• Audio:

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Adjective

arka

1. back

Noun

arka (definite accusative arkayı, plural arkalar)

1. back
2. sequel, continuation, conclusion

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	arka
Definite accusative	arkayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	arka	arkalar
Definite accusative	arkayı	arkaları
Dative	arkaya	arkalara
Locative	arkada	arkalarda
Ablative	arkadan	arkalardan
Genitive	arkanın	arkaların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular arkam arkalarım 2nd singular arkan arkaların 3rd singular arkası arkaları 1st plural arkamız arkalarımız 2nd plural arkanız arkalarınız 3rd plural arkaları arkaları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular arkamı arkalarımı 2nd singular arkanı arkalarını 3rd singular arkasını arkalarını 1st plural arkamızı arkalarımızı 2nd plural arkanızı arkalarınızı 3rd plural arkalarını arkalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular arkama arkalarıma 2nd singular arkana arkalarına 3rd singular arkasına arkalarına 1st plural arkamıza arkalarımıza 2nd plural arkanıza arkalarınıza 3rd plural arkalarına arkalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular arkamda arkalarımda 2nd singular arkanda arkalarında 3rd singular arkasında arkalarında 1st plural arkamızda arkalarımızda 2nd plural arkanızda arkalarınızda 3rd plural arkalarında arkalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular arkamdan arkalarımdan 2nd singular arkandan arkalarından 3rd singular arkasından arkalarından 1st plural arkamızdan arkalarımızdan 2nd plural arkanızdan arkalarınızdan 3rd plural arkalarından arkalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular arkamın arkalarımın 2nd singular arkanın arkalarının 3rd singular arkasının arkalarının 1st plural arkamızın arkalarımızın 2nd plural arkanızın arkalarınızın 3rd plural arkalarının arkalarının

Antonyms

• ön

Derived terms

• arkasında

 

References

• Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*ărka”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill