elk

See also Elk

English

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Eurasian elk, or moose (Alces alces)

North American elk, or wapiti (Cervus canadensis)

Etymology

From Middle English *elk, from Old English eolc, eolh (“elk”), from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *algiz (“elk”) (cf. Low German Elk, German Elch), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis (cf. Polish łoś, Russian лось (losʹ), Sanskrit ṛśyas ‘antelope’), variant of *h₁elh₁én (compare German Elen, Tocharian A/B yäl/ylem ‘gazelle’, Lithuanian élnis ‘stag’, Armenian եղնիկ (eɫnik) ‘doe, hind’).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛlk/ X-SAMPA: /Elk/

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Noun

elk (plural elk or archaic, elks)

1. (UK) The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces); a moose.
2. (North America) The common wapiti (Cervus canadensis); the second largest member of the deer family, smaller only than a moose. Elk never have flat antlers; moose do.

Synonyms

• (Cervus candensis): wapiti
• (Alces alces): moose

Translations

wapiti - Cervus canadensis — see wapiti

moose — see moose

Anagrams

• lek, Lek

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Dutch

Etymology

Compare English each, West Frisian elk.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlk

Determiner

elk

1. each
2. every

   Melk is goed voor elk.

   Milk is good for everyone.

Declension

Declension of elk

		positive
predicative/adverbial		elk
neuter singular	indefinite	elk
	definite	elke
common singular		elke
plural		elke
partitive		—

Synonyms

• al (alle)
• ieder

Anagrams

• lek