-anka

See also: anka, Anka, and änka

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaŋ.ka/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aŋka
  • Syllabification: an‧ka

Etymology 1

From -anin +‎ -ka.

Suffix

-anka f (masculine -anin)

  1. attached to countries to mean "women coming from"
    ‎Rosjanin + ‎-anka → ‎Rosjanka

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Suffix

-anka f

  1. (not productive) attached to surnames, sometimes to other nouns, to form feminine proper nouns meaning “daughter of”
    ‎Zaręba + ‎-anka → ‎Zarębianka

Etymology 3

From -anie +‎ -ka.

Suffix

-anka f

  1. purely structural suffix, forms feminine nouns of various kind
    ‎pończochy + ‎-anka → ‎Pippi Pończoszanka
    ‎zapiekać + ‎-anka → ‎zapiekanka
    ‎rąbać + ‎-anka → ‎rąbanka
Declension
Declension of -anka
singular plural
nominative -anka -anki
genitive -anki -anek
dative -ance -ankom
accusative -ankę -anki
instrumental -anką -ankami
locative -ance -ankach
vocative -anko -anki
Derived terms
Polish terms suffixed with -anka
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