macka

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat͡ska/

macka

1. inflection of mack:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat͡s.ka/

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• Rhymes: -at͡ska
• Syllabification: mac‧ka
• Homophone: Macka

From macać +‎ -ka.

Compare typologically Latin tentāculum (nomen instrumenti of tentō), Russian щу́пальце (ščúpalʹce) (nomen instrumenti of щу́пать (ščúpatʹ)).

macka f

1. tentacle (limb)
2. tentacle (insidious reach or influence)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

macka m inan

1. genitive singular of macek

• “macka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “macka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Attested since 1910, of uncertain origin with at least two proposed etymologies:

• From a dialectal verb macka (“to work, to finish”), related to German machen (“to make”).
• From Tavringer Romani macka (“to grease, to cream, to butter”), from Romani mak (“grease, lubricant”). Related to Sanskrit म्रक्षति (mrakṣati, “to smear”) and Hindi मक्खन (makkhan, “butter”).

• IPA^(key): /²makːa/

macka c

1. (colloquial) an (open-face) sandwich (slice(s) of bread with toppings, usually buttered)

   att bre sig en macka

   to make oneself a sandwich

   en skinkmacka

   a ham sandwich

2. (colloquial, collectively) sandwiches (as a dish)

   kaffe och macka till frukost

   coffee and sandwiches [sandwich] for breakfast

3. (sports, colloquial) a beautiful pass

• Open-face sandwiches are the most common type in Swedish cuisine. A sandwich with two slices of bread can be qualified as a dubbelmacka.
• Almost always buttered (in addition to any toppings), unbuttered bread being considered dry.

• smörgås c

• bröd (“bread”)
• frukost (“breakfast”)
• pålägg (“food put on a sandwich; topping, filling, spread, cold cuts, etc.”)
• smör (“butter”)

• “macka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “macka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Gerd Carling (2005), “macka”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 90