arka
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *arka, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Estonian arg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɑrkɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑrkɑ
- Hyphenation: ar‧ka
Adjective
arka (comparative arempi, superlative arin)
Declension
| Inflection of arka (Kotus type 9/kala, k- gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | aroin | |
| abessive | aratta | aroitta | |
| comitative | — | arkoine | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
Compounds
Anagrams
Gothic
Romanization
arka
- Romanization of 𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰
Icelandic
Verb
arka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative arkaði, supine arkað)
Conjugation
arka — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að arka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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
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Declension
Declension of arka (4th declension)
Synonyms
Lithuanian

Triumfo arka (Paryžiaus)
Noun
arka f
- 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
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Declension
declension of arka
| singular (vienaskaita) | plural (daugiskaita) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (vardininkas) | arka | arkos |
| genitive (kilmininkas) | arkos | arkų |
| dative (naudininkas) | arkai | arkoms |
| accusative (galininkas) | arką | arkas |
| instrumental (įnagininkas) | arka | arkomis |
| locative (vietininkas) | arkoje | arkose |
| vocative (šauksmininkas) | arka | arkos |
Maltese
Noun
arka f
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
arka n
- definite plural of ark (Etymology 2)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
arka f
- definite singular of ark (Etymology 1)
arka n
- definite plural of ark (Etymology 2)
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈar.ka/
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audio (file)
Noun
arka f
Declension
Further reading
- arka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ărka, *ār (“behind, back”), which, according to the controversial Altaic hypothesis, is possibly derived from Proto-Altaic *ằra (“back, behind”). Cognate with Old Turkic [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑɾ.kɑ/
Adjective
arka (comparative daha arka, superlative en arka)
Antonyms
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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