sroka

See also: Sroka and sroką

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *sòrka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsrɔka/

Noun

sroka f

  1. magpie

Declension

Further reading

  • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “sroka”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
  • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “sroka”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Inherited from Old Polish sroka, from Proto-Slavic *sorka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śárˀkāˀ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsrɔ.ka/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɔka
    • Syllabification: sro‧ka

    Noun

    sroka f (diminutive sroczka)

    1. Eurasian magpie (Pica pica)
    2. any magpie belonging to the genus Pica
    3. a woman or girl who is talkative and naive

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjectives
    nouns

    Further reading

    • sroka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • sroka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Upper Sorbian

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sòrka.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsʀɔka/
    • Rhymes: -ɔka
    • Hyphenation: sro‧ka
    • Syllabification: sro‧ka

    Noun

    sroka f

    1. magpie
    2. pinto
      Synonym: šaka

    Declension

    Further reading

    • sroka”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026
    • sroka” in Soblex