herka

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech herka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦɛrka]
• Hyphenation: her‧ka
• Rhymes: -ɛrka

Noun

herka f

1. jade, hack, crock (old, shabby, scraggy horse)

   Synonym: hajtra

Declension

Declension of herka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	herka	herky
genitive	herky	herek
dative	herce	herkám
accusative	herku	herky
vocative	herko	herky
locative	herce	herkách
instrumental	herkou	herkami

Further reading

• “herka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “herka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Old Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Old High German herka, from Old High German gör.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɣɛrka/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈɦɛrka/

Noun

herka f

1. jade, hack, crock (old, shabby, scraggy horse)

Declension

Declension of herka (hard a-stem reducible)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	herka	hercě	herky
genitive	herky	herkú	herek
dative	hercě	herkama	herkám
accusative	herku	hercě	herky
vocative	herko	hercě	herky
locative	hercě	herkú	herkách
instrumental	herkú	herkama	herkami

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

Descendants

• Czech: herka

Further reading

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