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
Declension
Inflection of arka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation) | |||
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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 arkainrare | |
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 |
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Derived terms
adjectives
adverbs
nouns
verbs
compounds
References
- 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
Gothic
Icelandic
Verb
arka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative arkaði, supine arkað)
Conjugation
arka — active voice (germynd)
infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að arka | ||||
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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. |
Synonyms
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑrk]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑrɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑrk, -ɑrkɑ
- Hyphenation: ar‧ka
Declension
Declension of arka (type 3/kana, k- gradation) | ||
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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
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 18
Latvian

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)
- (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
Declension of arka (4th declension)
Synonyms
Lithuanian

Triumfo arka (Paryžiaus)
Noun
árka f (plural árkos) stress pattern 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
Declension of árka
singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
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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 |
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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈar.ka/
Audio (Gozo) (file)
Derived terms
- arka ta’ Noè
Norwegian Nynorsk
Polish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈar.ka/
- (Middle Polish) IPA(key): /ˈar.ka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -arka
- Syllabification: ar‧ka
Declension
References
- Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “arka”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “arka”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
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
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 (file)
Declension
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Definite accusative | arkayı | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | arka | arkalar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dative | arkaya | arkalara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | arkada | arkalarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | arkadan | arkalardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | arkanın | arkaların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Antonyms
Derived terms
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
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