Noun: arka
Hyphenation:
Gender: Feminine
Declension:
Singular
| Nominative | arka |
| Accusative | arku |
| Genitive | arkas |
| Dative | arkai |
| Instrumental | arku |
| Locative | arkā |
| Vocative | arka |
Plural
| Nominative | arkas |
| Accusative | arkas |
| Genitive | arku |
| Dative | arkām |
| Instrumental | arkām |
| Locative | arkās |
| Vocative | arkas |
Sample Sentences
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loka arka (bow-shaped arch)
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pusapļa arka (semi-circular arch)
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akmeņu arka (stone arch)
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loga, durvju, vārtu arka (window, door, gate arch)
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arkas cekuls (the crest of the arch)
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triumfa arka (triumphal arch)
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dzelzceļa tilta varenās arkas (the mighty arches of the railway bridge)
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neredzēti līkumaini koki, kuru savijušās lapotnes veido dabiskas arkas (unseen cranked trees whose intertwined foliage forms natural arches)
Nouns inflected like arka
tulkošana,
secība,
sezona,
saruna,
sajūta,
samaņa,
smarža,
skudra,
sklēra,
muļķība,
pirmdiena,
bebrāda,
skaudība,
kaklarota,
psihiatrija,
vīksna,
vīnoga,
izmaksa,
sešpaka,
melnaugļu aronija, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Via some other European language, ultimately a borrowing from Latin arcus (“bow”), in feminine form (compare French arche (“bow”) and Late Latin arca, also ultimately from arcus). See: Latin Nouns '
arcus', French Nouns '
arche'.
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