serk

Livonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?]. Compare Estonian särk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈserk/, [ˈserˑkˑ]

Noun

serk

1. shirt

Declension

Declension of serk (94)

	singular (ikšlu’g)	plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv)	serk	sērkõd
genitive (genitīv)	serk	sērkõd
partitive (partitīv)	serkõ	sērkidi
dative (datīv)	serkõn	sērkõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	serkõks	sērkõdõks
illative (illatīv)	serkõ	sērkiž
inessive (inesīv)	serksõ	sērkis
elative (elatīv)	serkstõ	sērkist

References

• Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “serk”, 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

• serke, sark, cerke, suric, sarke, sirke, scherk, syrke, serc

Etymology

Inherited from Old English serc, from Proto-West Germanic *sarki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛrk/, /sark/

Noun

serk (plural serkes)

1. A shirt used as an undergarment (e.g. an undershirt or chemise)

Descendants

• English: sark
• Scots: sark, serk

References

• “serk(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 May 2018.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse serkr (“shirt”), from Proto-Germanic *sarkiz.

Noun

serk m (definite singular serken, indefinite plural serker or serkar, definite plural serkene or serkane)

1. undergarment for women, chemise

Derived terms

• brynjeserk (“loose chain mail”)
• hjarteserk (“pericardium”)
• nattserk (“night gown”)

Related terms

• berserk

Old Frisian

Ēn serk.

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *sarcus, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos). Compare modern Dutch zerk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈserk/, [ˈsærk]

Noun

serk m

1. gravestone

Old Norse

Noun

serk

1. accusative/dative singular indefinite of serkr