elke

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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Noun[edit]

elke (plural elkes)

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

References[edit]

  • “elke”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

elke (plural elkes)

  1. Obsolete form of elk.

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch elk, elke.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Determiner[edit]

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.

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Dutch[edit]

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Determiner[edit]

elke

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

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

elke

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of ech

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

elke

  1. Alternative form of elk
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