alk
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Noun
[edit]alk (plural alks)
- Archaic spelling of auk.
- 1866, The Archaeological Journal:
- […] reindeer, wild boars, beavers, wood-grouse, and geir-birds (the great alk).
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]alk
- Abbreviation of alkali.
Adjective
[edit]alk
- Abbreviation of alkaline.
Anagrams
[edit]Danish
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse alka. Cognate with English auk.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]alk c (singular definite alken, plural indefinite alke or alker)
- the razorbill, Alca torda
Declension
[edit]| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | alk | alken | alke alker |
alkene alkerne |
| genitive | alks | alkens | alkes alkers |
alkenes alkernes |
References
[edit]- “alk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
[edit]_-_Alca_torda_(404b).jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Swedish alka, another Scandinavian language or translingual Alca.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]alk f (plural alken, diminutive alkje n)
- an auk; a member of the Alcidae
- (particularly) the razorbill (Alca torda)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]
alk on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl- alken (vogels) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl
Anagrams
[edit]Estonian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]alk (genitive algi, partitive alki)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of alk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-g gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | alk | algid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | algi | ||
| genitive | alkide | ||
| partitive | alki | alke alkisid | |
| illative | alki algisse |
alkidesse algesse | |
| inessive | algis | alkides alges | |
| elative | algist | alkidest algest | |
| allative | algile | alkidele algele | |
| adessive | algil | alkidel algel | |
| ablative | algilt | alkidelt algelt | |
| translative | algiks | alkideks algeks | |
| terminative | algini | alkideni | |
| essive | algina | alkidena | |
| abessive | algita | alkideta | |
| comitative | algiga | alkidega | |
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Verb
[edit]alk
- imperative of alka
Anagrams
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