raca
/ràːt͡sa/feminine
The Slovenian word for duck is raca. Wiktionary also lists racak and racman.
Meaning: aquatic bird of the family Anatidae (noun)
Ways to say it
| Slovenian | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| raca | /ràːt͡sa/ | feminine |
| racak | masculine | |
| racman | masculine | |
| utva | feminine | |
| otva | feminine |
The term refers to an aquatic bird of the family Anatidae. In culinary contexts, you will see related terms such as račja jed for a duck dish and račja juha for duck soup.
Which one should you use?
The pack provides several forms: raca and utva are feminine nouns, while racak and racman are masculine nouns. otva is also listed as a feminine noun.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The feminine noun raca has the plural form rače. When addressing a duck directly, the vocative form raco is used. The masculine forms provided are racak and racman.
How do you pronounce it?
/ràːtsa/
Did you know?
- The word raca might share a distant ancestor with the Albanian word rosë, suggesting a historical linguistic link between the two regions.
- While raca is the standard word, the term utva is often used specifically for the wild or more primitive species of ducks.
- Because Slovenian has a complex grammatical system, the word for duck changes its ending based on whether it is the subject or the object of a sentence.
Examples in context
- Otroci so se igrali ob ribniku in opazovali račke s svojimi mladiči.The children were playing by the pond, observing the ducks with their ducklings.
Example conversation
Ana and Luka are walking by a pond.
- AnaLuka, glej, tam je raca!Luka, look, there is a duck!
- LukaRes je, zelo je lepa.It really is, it is very beautiful.
- AnaAli lahko damo nekaj raci?Can we give something to the duck?
- LukaNe, ne smemo hraniti živali.No, we are not allowed to feed animals.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “duck” translations and entries raca, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries raca, CC BY-SA 4.0.
