dirka

See also: dírka

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• dirke

Etymology

From the noun dirk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²dɪrkɑ/

Verb

dirka (present tense dirkar, past tense dirka, past participle dirka, passive infinitive dirkast, present participle dirkande, imperative dirka/dirk)

1. to pick (open a lock with a wire, lock pick etc.)
   • 1891, Rasmus Løland, Folkeliv:

     […] det kunde ikkje vera nokon annan enn dei festningsslavarne, som hadde vore her ei av nætterne og dirka seg inn.

     […] it had to have been one of the prisoners from the castle who had been here one night and picked the lock.

References

• “dirka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Slovene

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dirka

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /díːrka/

Noun

dȋrka f

1. race (contest)

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	dírka
gen. sing.	dírke
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	dírka	dírki	dírke
genitive (rodȋlnik)	dírke	dírk	dírk
dative (dajȃlnik)	dírki	dírkama	dírkam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	dírko	dírki	dírke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	dírki	dírkah	dírkah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	dírko	dírkama	dírkami

Further reading

• “dirka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “dirka”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references