derk

See also: dərk

Livonian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈderk/, [ˈd̪erˑk]

Noun

derk

1. wagtail (Motacilla spp.)

Declension

Declension of derk (94)

	singular (ikšlu’g)	plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv)	derk	dērkõd
genitive (genitīv)	derk	dērkõd
partitive (partitīv)	derkõ	dērkidi
dative (datīv)	derkõn	dērkõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	derkõks	dērkõdõks
illative (illatīv)	derkõ	dērkiž
inessive (inesīv)	derksõ	dērkis
elative (elatīv)	derkstõ	dērkist

References

• Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “derk”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎^[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dearc, dork, durk

Etymology

From Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk; compare therk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛrk/

Adjective

derk (plural and weak singular derke, comparative derker, superlative derkest)

1. dark

Related terms

• derkly
• derknesse

Descendants

• English: dark
• Scots: derk
• Yola: dhourk, durk

References

• “derk, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Scots

Adjective

derk (comparative derker, superlative derkest)

1. (Southern Scots) dark