orka

From English orca, from Latin orca.

• Hyphenation: or‧ka

orka

1. a killer whale (Orcinus orca)

• arko, karo, okra

Borrowed from Latin orca.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr.kaː/

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• Hyphenation: or‧ka

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

1. killer whale, orca, Orcinus orca

   Synonyms: ork, zwaardwalvis

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

orka f (genitive singular orku)

1. strength, power

Declension of orka (singular only)
f1s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	orka	orkan
accusative	orku	orkuna
dative	orku	orkuni
genitive	orku	orkunnar

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

1. to be able to

   Hann orkar betur at renna enn tú.^[1]

   He can run better than you.

Conjugation of orka (group v-30)
infinitive	orka
supine	orkað
participle (a6)1	orkandi	orkaður
	present	past
first singular	orki	orkaði
second singular	orkar	orkaði
third singular	orkar	orkaði
plural	orka	orkaðu
	imperative
singular	orka!
plural	orkið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

"orka" at Sprotin.fo

• 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

• orke
• årsk (Trøndelag eye dialect)

Similar to Swedish orka

• IPA^(key): /ɔrka/
• (Trøndelag) IPA^(key): /ɔʂk/

orka (present tense orkar, past tense orka, past participle orka, passive infinitive orkast, present participle orkande, imperative orka/ork)

1. to bother to, to have energy to

   Synonyms: gidda, palla

• “orka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔr.ka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔrka
• Syllabification: or‧ka

From orać +‎ -ka.

orka f

1. (agriculture) ploughing; tilling
2. (colloquial) hard or exhausting work

• órka (Central Greater Poland)

Learned borrowing from Latin orca.

orka f

1. killer whale (Orcinus orca)

   Synonyms: orka oceaniczna, miecznik

• → Kashubian: órka

• orka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• 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/

• Audio:

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

1. (auxiliary verb) to have strength, will, or stamina enough

   Han orkade inte springa hela vägen

   He didn't have enough stamina to run all the way (and had to stop running)

   Orkar han?

   Can he do it? ("Does he have enough strength/will/stamina (depending on context) to do it?")

   Hon sprang allt vad hon orkade

   She ran as fast as she could ("all she had enough strength/will/stamina to")

   1. (auxiliary verb, colloquial) to be bothered to

      Jag orkar inte bry mig om det idag

      I can't be bothered ("don't have enough strength/will/stamina") to care about that today

   2. to have room for (be able to eat)

      Orkar du en till pannkaka?

      Do you have room for another pancake? ("Do you have enough strength/will/stamina for another pancake?")

   3. (with med (“with”)) to have strength, will, or stamina enough to deal with

      Jag orkar inte med honom

      I can't deal with him

      Jag orkar inte med hans tjat

      I can't stand his nagging

orka

1. (colloquial) Expresses unwillingness to do or deal with something (taxing).

   – Ta ut soporna, är du snäll. – Orka!

   – Take out the trash, please. – I can't be arsed! / It's too much work!

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 Svensk ordbok (SO)
• orka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• orka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)