-арка

Ukrainian

Etymology

From -ар (-ar) +‎ -ка (-ka). Compare Polish -arka

Suffix

-арка • (-arkaf (variant -ярка)

  1. forms feminine nouns referring to devices and machines, broadly construed; -er
    косити (kosyty) + ‎-арка (-arka) → ‎косарка (kosarka)

Usage notes

  • This suffix does not form the feminine equivalents of masculine agent nouns ending in -ар (-ar) (see category). Such nouns are formed by the addition of -ка (-ka, feminine-equivalent suffix) to the masculine noun in question.

Declension

Declension of -а́рка
(inan hard fem-form accent-a reduc)
singular plural
nominative -а́рка
-árka
-а́рки
-árky
genitive -а́рки
-árky
-а́рок
-árok
dative -а́рці
-árci
-а́ркам
-árkam
accusative -а́рку
-árku
-а́рки
-árky
instrumental -а́ркою
-árkoju
-а́рками
-árkamy
locative -а́рці
-árci
-а́рках
-árkax
vocative -а́рко
-árko
-а́рки
-árky

Derived terms

Ukrainian terms suffixed with -арка