erk

See also: Erk

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)k

Etymology 1

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Noun

erk (plural erks)

1. (Britain, slang) a member of the groundcrew in the RAF.
   • 2004, Andrea Levy, Small Island, London: Review, Chapter Nine, p. 345,^[1]

     But I wasn’t accepted for flying duty—eyesight failed me. Neither was Frank, which, I’m ashamed to say, I found a relief. We were both channelled as aircrafthands, known to everyone as erks.

Etymology 2

Interjection

erk

1. Expressing trepidation; eek.

Anagrams

• Ker, ker-

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *herkkä. Cognate to Finnish herkkä (“delicate, sensitive”), Livonian erk (“lively”), and Votic herkka (“gentle”). See also ere.

Adjective

erk (genitive ergu, partitive erku) or erk (genitive erga, partitive erka)

1. lively, energetic, vivacious
2. snappy, alert, sharp, ready to react
3. bright, vivid, intense

Declension

Declension of erk (type riik)

	singular	plural
nominative	erk	ergud
genitive	ergu	erkude
partitive	erku	erke / erkusid
illative	erku / ergusse	erkudesse
inessive	ergus	erkudes
elative	ergust	erkudest
allative	ergule	erkudele
adessive	ergul	erkudel
ablative	ergult	erkudelt
translative	erguks	erkudeks
terminative	erguni	erkudeni
essive	erguna	erkudena
abessive	erguta	erkudeta
comitative	erguga	erkudega

Declension of erk (type riik)

	singular	plural
nominative	erk	ergad
genitive	erga	erkade
partitive	erka	erke / erkasid
illative	erka / ergasse	erkadesse
inessive	ergas	erkades
elative	ergast	erkadest
allative	ergale	erkadele
adessive	ergal	erkadel
ablative	ergalt	erkadelt
translative	ergaks	erkadeks
terminative	ergani	erkadeni
essive	ergana	erkadena
abessive	ergata	erkadeta
comitative	ergaga	erkadega

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Uzbek

Noun

erk (plural erklar)

1. freedom; liberty