ark

See also Ark

English

Etymology

From Old English ærc, from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffer”), from arcere (“to keep”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑː(r)k/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)k
• Homophone: arc

Noun

ark (plural arks)

1. A large box with a flat lid.
2. (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.
3. Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge
4. A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.
5. (Judaism) A consecrated container.

Derived terms

• Ark of the Covenant

Translations

large box

Bulgarian: сандък (bg) Norwegian: ark (no) m.

Portuguese: arca (pt) f. Swedish: ark (sv) c.

Noah's ship

Armenian: տապան (tapan) Bulgarian: ковчег (bg) Czech: archa (cs) f. Faroese: ørk (fo) f. French: arche (fr) f. German: Arche (de) f. Italian: arca (it) f.

Macedonian: арка (mk) (árka) f. Norwegian: ark (no) m. Polish: arka (pl) f. Russian: ковчег (ru) (kovčeg) m. Spanish: arca (es) f. Swedish: ark (sv) c. Turkish: Nuh'un gemisi (tr)

consecrated container

Bulgarian: кивот (bg) Faroese: ørk (fo) f. French: arche (fr) f.

Norwegian: ark (no) m. Spanish: arca (es) f. Swedish: ark (sv) c.

External links

• ark in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• ark in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• AKR
• RKA

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Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫrk, from Latin arca (“chest, box”).

Noun

ark n. (definite singular arket; indefinite plural ark; definite plural arka/arkene)

1. paper
2. the boat of Noah

Synonyms

• papir

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Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Old Swedish ark, borrowed from Latin, arca into the Germanic languages in pre-Christian time.

Noun

ark c.

1. an ark, a box; the Ark of the Covenant
2. the ark (ship) of Noah, resembling a box

Declension

Declension of ark

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ark	arken	arkar	arkarna
genitive	arks	arkens	arkars	arkarnas

Related terms

• förbundsark

Etymology 2

Old Swedish ark, from Middle Low German ark, from Latin arcus (bow). Compare German Bogen. It refers to the bend of the parchment when folded.

Noun

ark n.

1. a sheet of paper
2. (printing) a signature, a multiple of four pages printed on a single sheet, which is folded and bound into a book

Declension

Declension of ark

	singular		plural
Neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ark	arket	ark	arken
genitive	arks	arkets	arks	arkens

Synonyms

• papper
• blad

Related terms

• arkmatare
• arksignatur
• dubbelark

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West Frisian

Noun

ark c. (plural arken)

1. tool