vlerk

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Etymology[edit]

From Dutch vlerk, from Middle Dutch vlerc. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /flɛrk/
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Noun[edit]

vlerk (plural vlerke)

  1. wing

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch vlerc, from Proto-West Germanic *feþerik, *feþerak (“wing”), from *feþru (“feather”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vlerk m or f (plural vlerken, diminutive vlerkje n)

  1. wing
  2. scoundrel

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Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: vlerk
  • Negerhollands: vlerk
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