elks
See also: Elks
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]elks
Anagrams
[edit]Latvian
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Etymology
[edit]Usually derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”), but it could instead be from a non-Indo-European substrate language.[1] Comparable to Lithuanian alkas, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌷𐍃 (alhs, “temple”).
Noun
[edit]elks m (1st declension)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | elks | elki |
| genitive | elka | elku |
| dative | elkam | elkiem |
| accusative | elku | elkus |
| instrumental | elku | elkiem |
| locative | elkā | elkos |
| vocative | elk | elki |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Derksen, Rick (2015) “alkas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 49
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- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɛlks
- Rhymes:English/ɛlks/1 syllable
- English non-lemma forms
- English noun forms
- Latvian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Latvian terms derived from substrate languages
- Latvian lemmas
- Latvian nouns
- Latvian masculine nouns
- Latvian first declension nouns