orka

From English orca, from Latin orca.

• Hyphenation: or‧ka

orka

1. a killer whale (Orcinus orca)

• arko, karo, okra

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• Hyphenation: or‧ka

orka m (plural orka's, diminutive orkaatje n)

1. killer whale

orka f (genitive singular orku)

1. strength, power

orka (third person singular past indicative orkaði, third person plural past indicative orkað, supine orkað)

1. to be able to

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr̥ka/
• Rhymes: -ɔr̥ka

From Old Norse orka, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną. Doublet of yrkja.

orka f (genitive singular orku, no plural)

1. strength, power
2. energy

• (strength, power): kraftur, afl
• (energy): afl

• orkugjafi (“energy source”)
• orkuleysi (“lack of energy; lethargy”)
• orkulína (“power line”)
• orkunýting (“energy use”)
• orkustöð (“power station”)
• orkuver (“power station”)

orka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative orkaði, supine orkað)

1. (transitive, with dative) to affect, to influence

• orka á (“to influence [somebody], to affect [somebody]”)
• orka tvímælis (“to be doubtful”)[1]

Inflected form of orki (“orc”).

orka

1. indefinite accusative singular of orki
2. indefinite dative singular of orki
3. indefinite genitive singular of orki
4. indefinite accusative plural of orki
5. indefinite genitive plural of orki

• okra

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr.ka/

From orać.

orka f

1. ploughing; tilling

From Latin orca.

orka f

1. killer whale

• orka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Old Swedish orka, from Old Norse orka, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (English work), from Proto-Indo-European *wṛǵ-·

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔrˌka/

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orka (present orkar, preterite orkade, supine orkat, imperative orka)

1. to have strength, will or stamina enough
2. (colloquial) to be able to, be bothered to

   Jag orkar inte bry mig om det idag.

   I can't be bothered to care about that today.

orka

1. (colloquial) to not have enough strength, will or stamina; to not be bothered to

   -Kan du inte ta ut soporna nu?

   Could you please take out the trash now?

   -Orka!

   I can't be bothered to!

In modern colloquial language, particularly among younger speakers, the verb is often used as a statement of unwillingness or animosity according to the formula orka + <action> similar to how "as if" is used in US English. Example: Orka städa hela huset, "as if I'd clean the whole house". It can also be reduced to just orka as a shorthand response to indicate disinclination to something.

• gitta (dialectal)
• idas
• tya (archaic)
• palla

• orka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)