-anka

See also: anka, Anka, and änka

Polish

Etymology

From -anin +‎ -ka.

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

Suffix

-anka f (masculine -anin)

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

Suffix

-anka f

  1. (not productive) Attached to surnames, sometimes to other nouns, to form feminine proper nouns meaning “daughter of”
    ‎Zaręba + ‎-anka → ‎Zarębianka
  2. 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

Further reading
  • -anka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • -anka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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