elke

See also: Elke

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• elk

Noun

elke (plural elkes)

1. (obsolete) The European wild, whistling, or common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus).

References

• “elke”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Etymology 2

Noun

elke (plural elkes)

1. Obsolete form of elk.

Anagrams

• Kele, Leek, keel, leek, lekë

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch elk, elke.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

elke

1. every

   Toe ek by my skoonouers kuier, het ons elke dag gebraaide vleis geëet.

   When I stayed at my in-laws’, we had fried meat every day.

Synonyms

• iedere (rather rare)

Related terms

• elk (chiefly pronoun)
• elkeen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Determiner

elke

1. inflection of elk:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

elke

1. (Northern) Alternative form of ech

Etymology 2

Noun

elke

1. Alternative form of elk