dirka

See also: dírka

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the noun dirk.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²dɪrkɑ/

Verb

dirka (present tense dirkar, past tense dirka, past participle dirka, passive infinitive dirkast, present participle dirkande, imperative dirka/dirk)

  1. to pick (open a lock with a wire, lock pick etc.)
    • 1891, Rasmus Løland, Folkeliv:
      […] det kunde ikkje vera nokon annan enn dei festningsslavarne, som hadde vore her ei av nætterne og dirka seg inn.
      […] it had to have been one of the prisoners from the castle who had been here one night and picked the lock.

References

Slovene

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /díːrka/

Noun

dȋrka f

  1. race (contest)

Inflection
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. dírka
gen. sing. dírke
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)		 dírka dírki dírke
genitive
(rodȋlnik)		 dírke dírk dírk
dative
(dajȃlnik)		 dírki dírkama dírkam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)		 dírko dírki dírke
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)		 dírki dírkah dírkah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)		 dírko dírkama dírkami

Further reading
  • “dirka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “dirka”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references
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