tolk
Danish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse tulkr, from Middle Low German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. This word has also been borrowed to Icelandic túlkur, Norwegian tolk, Swedish tolk, and Dutch tolk.
Noun
[edit]tolk c (singular definite tolken, plural indefinite tolke)
Inflection
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]tolk
- imperative of tolke
Dutch
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Dutch tolic, from Middle High German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), толкъ (tolkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.
Noun
[edit]tolk m (plural tolken, diminutive tolkje n)
- an interpreter, one who translates/interprets speech in another language and vice versa
- any content interpreter, who explains
- (figuratively) a spokesperson
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Afrikaans: tolk
- → Fanagalo: tolik (or via Zulu)
- → Caribbean Hindustani: tolak
- → Caribbean Javanese: toleg
Etymology 2
[edit]From tol (“spinning top”).
Alternative forms
[edit]Noun
[edit]tolk m (plural tolken, diminutive tolkje n)
Anagrams
[edit]Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Via Middle Low German tolk and Old Norse tulkr from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.
Noun
[edit]tolk m (definite singular tolken, indefinite plural tolker, definite plural tolkene)
- an interpreter
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “tolk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Etymology 2
[edit]Verb
[edit]tolk
- imperative of tolke
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Via Middle Low German tolk and Old Norse tulkr from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.
Noun
[edit]tolk m (definite singular tolken, indefinite plural tolkar, definite plural tolkane)
- an interpreter
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “tolk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Ultimately from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.
Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]tolk c
- an interpreter (person who (verbally, immediately) translates)
- (computing) an interpreter
- Synonyms: programtolk, interpretator
Declension
[edit]Declension of tolk | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tolk | tolken | tolkar | tolkarna |
Genitive | tolks | tolkens | tolkars | tolkarnas |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- tolk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- tolk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- tolk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- IDG:s ordlista
Anagrams
[edit]- Danish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Danish terms derived from Old East Slavic
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish common-gender nouns
- Danish non-lemma forms
- Danish verb forms
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɔlk
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɔlk/1 syllable
- Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Dutch terms derived from Middle High German
- Dutch terms derived from Old East Slavic
- Dutch terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch masculine nouns
- Dutch terms with obsolete senses
- nl:Occupations
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old East Slavic
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Bokmål verb forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old East Slavic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Swedish terms derived from Old East Slavic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Swedish terms with audio pronunciation
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Computing