alk

See also: Alk, ALK, älk, and alk-

English

Etymology 1

Noun

alk (plural alks)

1. Archaic spelling of auk.
   • 1866, The Archaeological Journal:

     […] reindeer, wild boars, beavers, wood-grouse, and geir-birds (the great alk).

Etymology 2

Noun

alk

1. Abbreviation of alkali.
2. Abbreviation of alkaline.

Anagrams

• Lak, Kal., LAK, lka, lak, LKA

Dutch

Alca torda in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish alka, another Scandinavian language or translingual Alca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑlk/

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• Hyphenation: alk
• Rhymes: -ɑlk

Noun

alk f (plural alken, diminutive alkje n)

1. an auk; a member of the Alcidae
2. (particularly) the razorbill, Alca torda

Derived terms

• kleine alk

Further reading

• alk on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl
• alken (vogels) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Anagrams

• kal, lak

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlʲk/, [ˈɑlʲkˑ]

Noun

alk (genitive algi, partitive alki)

1. the razorbill; a lesser auk

Declension

Declension of alk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-g gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		alk	algid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	algi
genitive			alkide
partitive		alki	alke alkisid
illative		alki algisse	alkidesse algesse
inessive		algis	alkides alges
elative		algist	alkidest algest
allative		algile	alkidele algele
adessive		algil	alkidel algel
ablative		algilt	alkidelt algelt
translative		algiks	alkideks algeks
terminative		algini	alkideni
essive		algina	alkidena
abessive		algita	alkideta
comitative		algiga	alkidega

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

alk

1. imperative of alka

Anagrams

• kal, lak