канцлерка

Ukrainian[edit]

From ка́нцлер (káncler) +‎ -ка (-ka).

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ка́нцлерка • (kánclerka) f pers (genitive ка́нцлерки, nominative plural ка́нцлерки, genitive plural ка́нцлерок, masculine ка́нцлер)

(colloquial) female equivalent of ка́нцлер (káncler, “chancellor”)
- 2021 September 30, Vitaly Portnikov, “«Нормандський саміт» не для Ангели”, in bykvu.com‎^[1]:
  Тому́ що Зеле́нський чудо́во розумі́є, що ка́нцлерка вже нічи́м йому́ не допомо́же.
  Tomú ščo Zelénsʹkyj čudóvo rozumíje, ščo kánclerka vže ničým jomú ne dopomóže.
  Because Zelensky understands full well that the chancellor will no longer help him with anything.

The feminine form "канцлерка" is considered colloquial. The masculine form ка́нцлер is used in formal contexts for both male and female chancellors.

Declension of ка́нцлерка (pers hard fem-form accent-a reduc)