tolke

See also: tölke

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˢʌlɡ̊ə]
• Rhymes: -ʌlkə

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

tolke c

1. indefinite plural of tolk

Etymology 2

Derived from the noun tolk (“interpreter”). Compare Icelandic túlka, Norwegian tolke, Swedish tolka, and Dutch tolken.

Verb

tolke (imperative tolk, infinitive at tolke, present tense tolker, past tense tolkede, perfect tense har tolket)

1. interpret

Conjugation

Conjugation of tolke

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	tolke	tolkes
Present tense	tolker	tolkes
Past tense	tolkede	tolkedes
Imperative	tolk	-
Participle
Present	tolkende
Past	tolket
Gerund	tolken

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse tulka and Low German tolken.

Verb

tolke (imperative tolk, present tense tolker, passive tolkes, simple past and past participle tolka or tolket, present participle tolkende)

1. to interpret

Synonyms

• fortolke

Derived terms

• feiltolke
• mistolke

Related terms

• tolk
• tolkning

References

• “tolke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Anagrams

• loket

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tolka

Etymology

From Old Norse tulka and Low German tolken.

Verb

tolke (present tense tolkar, past tense tolka, past participle tolka, passive infinitive tolkast, present participle tolkande, imperative tolke/tolk)

1. to interpret

Derived terms

• feiltolke
• mistolke

Related terms

• tolk

References

• “tolke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.