alk

See also: Alk, älk, alk-, and ALK

English

Etymology 1

Noun

alk (plural alks)

1. Archaic spelling of auk.
   • 1866, The Archaeological Journal

     […] reindeer, wild boars, beavers, wood-grouse, and geir-birds (the great alk).

Etymology 2

Noun

alk

1. Abbreviation of alkali.
2. Abbreviation of alkaline.

Anagrams

• Kal., LAK, Lak, lak, lka

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish alka, another Scandinavian language or translingual Alca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlk/

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• Hyphenation: alk
• Rhymes: -ɑlk

Noun

alk f (plural alken, diminutive alkje n)

1. An auk in general'; a member of the Alcidae.
2. The razorbill, Alca torda, in particular.

Anagrams

• kal, lak

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Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlʲk/, [ˈɑlʲkˑ]

Noun

alk (genitive algi, partitive alki)

1. the razorbill; a lesser auk