ká

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ká]

Noun

ká

1. crab

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaː/

Noun

ká n

1. The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.
2. (informal) (he/she/it) regrets

Further reading

• ká in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• ká in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Etymology

Ultimately, from Latin kā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰɔaː]

Noun

ká n (genitive singular kás, plural ká)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.

   Káið tá í vegin kom.

   Something has cropped up.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) bókstavur; a / fyrra a, á, be, de, edd, e, eff, ge, há, i / fyrra i, í / fyrra í, jodd, ká, ell, emm, enn, o, ó, pe, err, ess, te, u, ú, ve, seinna i, seinna í, seinna a, ø

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰauː/

  Rhymes: -auː

Noun

ká n (genitive singular kás, nominative plural ká)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkǣ/

Noun

ká vocative (stem form)

1. (diminutive) mommy (used by very young children to mother)

Usage notes

• ká has much the same meaning and usage as ká’ȕ except that ká is used at a very young age.