šotka

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

šȁtka, masculine šȁtor

Etymology

Often said to be from Albanian shotë, but this has been disputed by some. Also Bulgarian ша́тка (šátka, “duck”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃôtka/

Noun

šȍtka f (Cyrillic spelling шо̏тка, masculine šȍtar)

(Kosovo, Torlakian, obsolete) duck
Synonyms: plȏvka, pȁtka, rȁca
- a. 1914, Antun Gustav Matoš, Sabrana djela Antuna Gustava Matoša, volume XV, page 42:
  Služavka s bubuljičavim nosom k’o u morske šotke
  A servantess with a nose spotted like that of a sea duck

Declension

Declension of šotka

	singular	plural
nominative	šotka	šotke
genitive	šotke	šȍtākā / šȍtkī
dative	šotki	šotkama
accusative	šotku	šotke
vocative	šotko	šotke
locative	šotki	šotkama
instrumental	šotkom	šotkama

References

Omari, Anila (2012), “šotka”, in Marrëdhëniet Gjuhësore Shqiptaro-Serbe, Tirana, Albania: Krishtalina KH, page 437f

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