stork

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Inflection

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[edit] Etymology

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.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: stôrk, IPA: /stɔrk/, SAMPA: /stOrk/
• (UK) IPA: /stɔːk/, SAMPA: /stO:k/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)k

[edit] Homophones

• stalk (non-rhotic accents)

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stork (plural storks)

1. A large wading bird with long legs and a long beak of the family Ciconiidae.

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• storky

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• crane
• egret
• heron

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of korst
• skort
• torsk

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[edit] Danish

Wikipedia ^da

[edit] Etymology

From Old Norse storkr (“‘stork’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /stɔːrk/, [sd̥ɒːɡ̊]

[edit] Noun

stork c. (singular definite storken, plural indefinite storke)

1. stork

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