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elks

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English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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elks

  1. plural of elk

Anagrams

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Latvian

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 elks on Latvian Wikipedia

Etymology

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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

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elks m (1st declension)

  1. idol

Declension

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Declension of elks (1st declension)
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

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References

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  1. ^ 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