Alk

See also: alk, alk., and alk-

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -alk

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swedish alka (used scientifically by Carl von Linné), from Old Norse alka, from Proto-Germanic *alkǭ.

Noun

Alk m (mixed or strong or weak, genitive Alks or Alkes or Alken, plural Alken or Alke)

  1. auk, any bird of the family Alcidae
    Synonym: (chiefly when collective for different species) Alkenvogel
Usage notes
  • The word appears to be used predominantly with mixed declension, that is genitive in -(e)s and plural in -en. Pure strong declension (plural in -e) and weak declension are also found.
Declension
Declension of Alk [masculine, mixed // strong // weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Alk die Alken, Alke
genitive eines des Alks, Alkes, Alken der Alken, Alke
dative einem dem Alk, Alke1, Alken den Alken
accusative einen den Alk, Alken die Alken, Alke

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
  • Aleutenalk
  • Bartalk
  • Craverialk
  • Japanalk
  • Kurzschnabelalk
  • Lummenalk
  • Marmelalk
  • Nashornalk
  • Riesenalk
  • Rotschnabelalk
  • Schopfalk
  • Silberalk
  • Tordalk
  • Zwergalk

Etymology 2

Clipping of Alkohol.

Noun

Alk m (strong, genitive Alks, no plural)

  1. (colloquial) alcohol (especially in the sense of “alcoholic drink”)
    • 2010, “Alkohol”, in Undercover, performed by Sa4:
      Ich hab' auf Alk so viel Fehler gemacht / Denn nach jedem Glas denk' ich weniger nach / Doch ich steh' an der Tanke, geb' mir die Kante
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Alk [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Alk
genitive eines des Alks
dative einem dem Alk
accusative einen den Alk
Derived terms
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