elk

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Pronoun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English elk < Old English eolc < Old Norse elgr or Middle High German elch, both < Proto-Germanic *elkh- < Proto-Indo-European *ol-/ *el- (“‘red, brow’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɛlk/ SAMPA: /Elk/
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[edit] Noun

elk (plural elk)

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

[edit] Synonyms

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

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[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of ekl
• lek, Lek

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Alternative spellings

• elke

[edit] Pronoun

elk

1. each
2. everyone

   Melk is goed voor elk.