kelk

English

Verb

kelk (third-person singular simple present kelks, present participle kelking, simple past and past participle kelked)

1. (UK, dialect, obsolete, transitive) To beat.

Noun

kelk (plural kelks)

1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A stroke; a blow.

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kelk, from Middle Dutch kelc, from Old Dutch kelik, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λῠξ (kálux).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛlk/

Noun

kelk (plural kelke, diminutive kelkie)

1. A chalice, a goblet.
2. (botany) A calyx (outermost whorl of flower parts).

Derived terms

• kelkiewyn

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch kelc, from Old Dutch kelik, from Latin calix, calyx, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λῠξ (kálux).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛlk/

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• Hyphenation: kelk
• Rhymes: -ɛlk

Noun

kelk m (plural kelken, diminutive kelkje n)

1. A chalice, a goblet.
2. (botany) A calyx (outermost whorl of flower parts).

   Synonym: bloemkelk

Hypernyms

• (chalice): beker, glas

Meronyms

• (calyx): kelkblad, sepaal

Holonyms

• (calyx): bloem

Derived terms

• aronskelk
• bloemkelk
• kelkblad
• kelkbloem
• kelkwijn

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kelk
• → Papiamentu: kèlki, kelki