valk
See also: Valk
English
Etymology
Shortening.
Danish
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch valke, from Old Dutch *falco, from Proto-West Germanic *falkō, from Proto-Germanic *falkô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vɑlk/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: valk
- Rhymes: -ɑlk
Noun
valk f or m (plural valken, diminutive valkje n)
- A falcon, bird of the family Falconidae, in particular of the genus Falco.
- A type of sailboat (see picture).
Derived terms
- boomvalk
- dwergvalk
- lachvalk
- lannervalk
- leeuwerikvalk
- musvalk
- roodpootvalk
- rotsvalk
- slechtvalk
- steenvalk
- torenvalk
- valkenier
- valkenjacht
- valkerij
- valkparkiet
- valkuil
- woestijnvalk
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: valk
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
From an older meaning ’lump’, from valka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /valk/
- Rhymes: -alk
Declension
Declension of valk | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | valk | valken | valkar | valkarna |
Genitive | valks | valkens | valkars | valkarnas |
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Anagrams
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