auka

See also: aukā and auka-

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈøyːka/

  (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -øyːka

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse auka, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *aukaną. Akin to English eke, Danish øge, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌺𐌰𐌽 (aukan), Latin augeō, Latvian augt

Verb

auka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative jók, third-person plural past indicative juku, supine aukið)

1. (transitive, governs the accusative) to increase, to augment

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• auka við
• auka í
• aukast

Related terms

• auka-

Etymology 2

Noun

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite accusative singular of auki
2. (deprecated template usage) indefinite dative singular of auki
3. (deprecated template usage) indefinite genitive singular of auki
4. (deprecated template usage) indefinite accusative plural of auki
5. (deprecated template usage) indefinite genitive plural of auki

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Latgalian

Noun

auka

1. storm

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Latvian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Baltic *auk-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European stem *ewk-, *owk-, *ūk-, from an onomatopoeic * ew, *ow with an extra k (common in derivations of onomatopoeic words; cf. Russian у (u) “uh!” and the derived verb укать (ukát′)). Cognates include Lithuanian áukterti (“to howl”), Old Prussian aukis (“vulture”) (probably from “noisy, screeming bird,” maybe from “storm bird”), Russian аукать (aúkat′, “to howl”), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌾𐍉𐌽 (auhjōn, “to make noise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [āwka]

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Noun

auka f (4th declension)

1. gale (strong wind that does not reach the level of a storm; also figuratively)

   auka plosās ― the gale is raging

   rudens aukas ― autumn gales

   cīņu aukas ― the gales of struggle

   atvairīdams aukas brāzienus, iegaudojas mežs ― the forest is howling, repelling the gale blows

Declension

Declension of auka (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	auka	aukas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	auku	aukas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	aukas	auku
dative (datīvs)	aukai	aukām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	auku	aukām
locative (lokatīvs)	aukā	aukās
vocative (vokatīvs)	auka	aukas

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• auke

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse auka, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *aukaną.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /øʉka/

Verb

auka (present tense aukar, past tense auka, past participle auka, passive infinitive aukast, present participle aukande, imperative auka/auk)

1. (transitive) increase

   Det ville verta streik om ikkje leiinga ikkje auka løna.

   There would be a strike if the leadership did not increase the salary.

2. (intransitive) increase

   Underskotet til verksemda hadde auka dei siste åra.

   The deficit of the company had increased in the most recent years.

References

• “auka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.