stork
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English stork, from Old English storc, from Proto-Germanic *sturkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *str̥gos, probably an extension of *ster- (“stiff”) (from its movements). Near cognates include German Storch and Icelandic storkur, Albanian shturë (“starling”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) enPR: stôrk, IPA: /stɔrk/, X-SAMPA: /stOrk/
- (UK) IPA: /stɔːk/, X-SAMPA: /stO:k/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɔː(r)k
- Homophone: stalk (non-rhotic accents)
Noun[edit]
stork (plural storks)
- A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
large wading bird
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Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse storkr (“stork”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /stɔːrk/, [sd̥ɒːɡ̊]
Noun[edit]
stork c (singular definite storken, plural indefinite storke)
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of stork
Volapük[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA: /stoɾk/
Noun[edit]
stork (plural storks)
- (male or female) stork
Declension[edit]
declension of stork
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- stor ( = stork, obsolete)
- storasmabed
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