падзяка

Belarusian

Alternative forms

• padziaka — Łacinka (Belarusian Latin alphabet)

Etymology

Deverbal from падзя́каваць (padzjákavacʹ). Cognate with Polish podzięka and Ukrainian подя́ка (podjáka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈd͡zʲaka]

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• Rhymes: -aka
• Hyphenation: па‧дзя‧ка

Noun

падзя́ка • (padzjáka) f inan (genitive падзя́кі, nominative plural падзя́кі, genitive plural падзя́к)

1. gratitude, thanks, thank-you (a feeling of gratitude for something good)

   Synonym: удзя́чнасць (udzjáčnascʹ)

2. thanks, thank-you (words or other sign of expressing this feeling, as well as something material, given as a sign of gratitude)

Declension

Declension of падзя́ка (inan velar fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	падзя́ка padzjáka	падзя́кі padzjáki
genitive	падзя́кі padzjáki	падзя́к padzják
dative	падзя́цы padzjácy	падзя́кам padzjákam
accusative	падзя́ку padzjáku	падзя́кі padzjáki
instrumental	падзя́кай, падзя́каю padzjákaj, padzjákaju	падзя́камі padzjákami
locative	падзя́цы padzjácy	падзя́ках padzjákax
count form	—	падзя́кі1 padzjáki1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Derived terms

nouns

• дзя́ка f inan (dzjáka)

 

References

• “падзяка”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
• “падзяка” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org