alk

See also: Alk, ALK, älk, and alk-

English

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).

Noun

alk

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

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Dutch

Alca torda in Nederlandsche vogelen, 1770-1829

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑlk/
  • (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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

alk

  1. imperative of alka

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