särk

See also: sark, Sark, and şark

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Norse. Compare Swedish särk. Cognate to Livonian serk.

Noun

särk (genitive särgi, partitive särki)

  1. shirt

Declension
Declension of särk (type riik)
singular plural
nominative särk särgid
genitive särgi särkide
partitive särki särke / särkisid
illative särki / särgisse särkidesse / särgesse
inessive särgis särkides / särges
elative särgist särkidest / särgest
allative särgile särkidele / särgele
adessive särgil särkidel / särgel
ablative särgilt särkidelt / särgelt
translative särgiks särkideks / särgeks
terminative särgini särkideni
essive särgina särkidena
abessive särgita särkideta
comitative särgiga särkidega

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish særker, from Old Norse serkr, from Proto-Germanic *sarkiz (“shirt, armour, hauberk”), from Proto-Indo-European *swerg-, *swerk- (“clothes worn outside”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to arrange, tack, tie, unite”).

Cognate with Scots sark, serk (“shirt, shift”), North Frisian serk (“shirt”), Danish særk (“gown, shirt”), English sark (“shirt”), Icelandic serkur (“nightshirt”).

Noun

särk c

  1. an undergarment made of linen, almost like a long-sleeved shirt or dress

Declension
Declension of särk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative särk särken särkar särkarna
Genitive särks särkens särkars särkarnas

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