Kafka

English

Etymology

From German Kafka, from Czech German Kavka (“jackdaw”), from either Upper Sorbian or Lower Sorbian, apparently imitative. Compare Polish kawka (“jackdaw”), Czech kavka (“jackdaw”), Slovene kávka (“jackdaw”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkæfkə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑfkɑ/, /ˈkɑfkə/
Hyphenation: Kaf‧ka

Proper noun

Kafka

A surname.
Franz Kafka (1883–1924), a German-language writer from Prague.

Derived terms

Translations

surname

Armenian: Կաֆկա (Kafka)

Russian: Ка́фка (Káfka)

Further reading

Kafka (surname) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Etymology

From Czech German Kavka (“jackdaw”), from either Upper Sorbian or Lower Sorbian, apparently imitative. Compare Polish kawka (“jackdaw”), Czech kavka (“jackdaw”), Slovene kávka (“jackdaw”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkafka]
Hyphenation: Kaf‧ka

Proper noun

Kafka m (genitive Kafkas)

A surname, most notably of Franz Kafka.

Declension

Declension of Kafka (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kafka
genitive	eines	des	Kafkas
dative	einem	dem	Kafka
accusative	einen	den	Kafka

Derived terms

kafkaesk

Descendants

English: Kafka

References

Kafka in Duden online

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