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alk

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "alk"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Alak.

Symbol

alk

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Alak.

See also

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.

Adjective

alk

  1. Abbreviation of alkaline.

Anagrams

Danish

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Etymology

From Old Norse alka. Cognate with English auk.

Pronunciation

Noun

alk c (singular definite alken, plural indefinite alke or alker)

  1. the razorbill, Alca torda

Declension

More information common gender, singular ...

References

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑlk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • 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)

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Estonian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlʲk/, [ˈɑlʲkˑ]

Noun

alk (genitive algi, partitive alki)

  1. the razorbill; a lesser auk

Declension

More information Declension of (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-g gradation), singular ...
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

alk

  1. imperative of alka

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Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalk/
  • Rhymes: -alk
  • Syllabification: alk

Noun

alk f

  1. genitive plural of alka

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