alke

Estonian

Noun

alke

1. partitive plural of alk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse alka.

Noun

alke f or m (definite singular alka or alken, indefinite plural alker, definite plural alkene)

1. a razorbill, Alca torda
2. a bird of the family Alcidae, the auks

References

• “alke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²alkə/, /²aɽkə/

Etymology 1

From earlier and Old Norse alka, from Proto-Germanic *alkǭ. Akin to English auk.

Alternative forms

• alka (pre-2012)
• ålke, ælke (dialectal)

Noun

alke f (definite singular alka, indefinite plural alker, definite plural alkene)

1. a razorbill, Alca torda
2. a bird of the family Alcidae, the auks

Etymology 2

Perhaps derived from Middle Low German.

Verb

alke (present tense alkar, past tense alka, past participle alka, passive infinitive alkast, present participle alkande, imperative alke/alk)

1. e-infinitive form of alka

Noun

alke f (definite singular alka, indefinite plural alker, definite plural alkene)

1. a dirty and messy person

Etymology 3

Compare dialectal Swedish ulka (“to start growling”).

Verb

alke (present tense alkar, past tense alka, past participle alka, passive infinitive alkast, present participle alkande, imperative alke/alk)

1. e-infinitive form of alka

Noun

alke f (definite singular alka, indefinite plural alker, definite plural alkene)

1. a vexatious man

References

• “alke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• elka, kale, lake, leka