ark
English
Etymology
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From Old English ærc, from Latin arca (“chest, box, coffer”), from arceō (“I enclose”).
Pronunciation
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- Homophone: arc
Noun
ark (plural arks)
- A large box with a flat lid.
- (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) Noah's Ark: the ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.
- Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge
- A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.
- (Judaism) The Ark of the Covenant.
- (Judaism) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Maori: āka
Translations
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Further reading
- “ark”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “ark”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Latin arcus, via Low German ark
Noun
ark n (singular definite arket, plural indefinite arker)
- a sheet (of paper)
Synonyms
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch arke. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Noun
ark f (plural arken, diminutive arkje n)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ark
Icelandic
Etymology
From Danish ark, from Latin arcus.
Pronunciation
Noun
ark n (genitive singular arks, nominative plural örk)
Declension
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Manx
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Irish orc, arc (“young pig”), from Proto-Celtic *ɸorkos, from Proto-Indo-European *pórḱos, from *perḱ- (“to dig”).
Noun
ark f (genitive singular arkagh, plural arkyn or irk)
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 orc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
North Frisian
Determiner
ark
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ǫrk, from Latin arca (“chest, box”); sense 3 from Old French arquire, via Middle Low German or Low German and old Danish.
Noun
ark m (definite singular arken, indefinite plural arker, definite plural arkene)
- the ark (boat of Noah)
- paktens ark - the Ark of the Covenant
- (architecture) a dormer
Synonyms
- kvist (dormer)
Etymology 2
From Latin arcus, via Low German ark
Noun
ark n (definite singular arket, indefinite plural ark, definite plural arka or arkene)
- a sheet (of paper)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “ark” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ǫrk, from Latin arca (“chest, box”); sense 3 from Old French arquire, via Middle Low German or Low German and old Danish.
Noun
ark f (definite singular arka, indefinite plural arker, definite plural arkene)
- the ark (boat of Noah)
- paktarka - the Ark of the Covenant
- (architecture) a dormer
Synonyms
- kvist (dormer)
Etymology 2
From Latin arcus, via Low German ark
Noun
ark n (definite singular arket, indefinite plural ark, definite plural arka)
- a sheet (of paper)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “ark” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Old Swedish ark, borrowed from Latin arca, into the Germanic languages in pre-Christian time.[1]
Noun
ark c
- an ark, a box; the Ark of the Covenant
- the ark (ship) of Noah, resembling a box
Declension
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ark | arken | arkar | arkarna |
Genitive | arks | arkens | arkars | arkarnas |
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish ark, from Middle Low German ark, from Latin arcus (“bow”).[2] Compare German Bogen. It refers to the bend of the parchment when folded.[3]
Noun
ark n
- a sheet of paper
- (printing) a signature, a multiple of four pages printed on a single sheet, which is folded and bound into a book
Declension
Declension of ark | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ark | arket | ark | arken |
Genitive | arks | arkets | arks | arkens |
Synonyms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: arkki
References
- ^ ark in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ ark in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ ark 2 in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Anagrams
West Frisian
Pronunciation
Noun
ark n (no plural)
Further reading
- “ark (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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