Kafka

English

Etymology

From German Kafka, from Czech German Kavka (“jackdaw”), from either Upper Sorbian or Lower Sorbian, apparently imitative, or from Proto-Slavic *kavъka (“jackdaw”). Compare Polish kawka (“jackdaw”), Czech kavka (“jackdaw”), Slovene kávka (“jackdaw”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkæfkə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɑfkɑ/, /ˈkɑfkə/
  • Hyphenation: Kaf‧ka

Proper noun

Kafka

  1. A surname​.
  2. Franz Kafka (1883–1924), a German-language writer from Prague.

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German

Etymology

From Czech German Kavka (“jackdaw”), from either Upper Sorbian or Lower Sorbian, apparently imitative, or from Proto-Slavic *kavъka (“jackdaw”). Compare Polish kawka (“jackdaw”), Czech kavka (“jackdaw”), Slovene kávka (“jackdaw”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkafka]
  • Hyphenation: Kaf‧ka

Proper noun

Kafka m (genitive Kafkas)

  1. A surname​, most notably of Franz Kafka.

Declension
Declension of Kafka (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Kafka
genitive eines des Kafkas
dative einem dem Kafka
accusative einen den Kafka

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