jamka

Czech

Etymology

From jáma +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈjamka]
Hyphenation: jam‧ka

Noun

jamka f (relational adjective jamkový)

diminutive of jáma
(golf) hole
(anatomy) socket
dimple

Declension

Declension of jamka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	jamka	jamky
genitive	jamky	jamek
dative	jamce	jamkám
accusative	jamku	jamky
vocative	jamko	jamky
locative	jamce	jamkách
instrumental	jamkou	jamkami

Derived terms

Further reading

“jamka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“jamka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“jamka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Old Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈjamka/
IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈjamka/

Noun

jamka f

diminutive of jáma (“pit”)

Declension

Declension of jamka (hard a-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	jamka	jamcě	jamky
genitive	jamky	jamkú	jamek
dative	jamcě	jamkama	jamkám
accusative	jamku	jamcě	jamky
vocative	jamko	jamcě	jamky
locative	jamcě	jamkú	jamkách
instrumental	jamkú	jamkama	jamkami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Further reading

Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “jamka”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Slovak

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈjamka]

Noun

jamka f

diminutive of jama
(golf) hole
(anatomy) socket
dimple

Declension

Declension of *jamka*
(pattern *žena*)
	singular	plural
nominative	jamka	jamky
genitive	jamky	jamiek, jamôk
dative	jamke	jamkám
accusative	jamku	jamky
locative	jamke	jamkách
instrumental	jamkou	jamkami

Further reading

“jamka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025