Alk
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from SwedishCategory:German terms borrowed from Swedish#ALKCategory:German terms derived from Swedish#ALK alka (used scientifically by Carl von Linné), from Old NorseCategory:German terms derived from Old Norse#ALK alka, from Proto-GermanicCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ALK *alkǭ.
Noun
Alk m (mixed or strong or weak, genitive Alks or Alkes or Alken, plural Alken or Alke)Category:German lemmas#ALKCategory:German nouns#ALKCategory:German mixed nouns#ALKCategory:German weak nouns#ALKCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#ALKCategory:German masculine nouns#ALKCategory:Pages with entries#ALKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ALK
- auk, any bird of the family Alcidae
- Synonym: (chiefly when collective for different species) Alkenvogel
Usage notes
Declension
| 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
Etymology 2
Clipping of AlkoholCategory:German clippings#ALK.
Noun
Alk m (strong, genitive Alks, no plural)Category:German lemmas#ALKCategory:German nouns#ALKCategory:German uncountable nouns#ALKCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#ALKCategory:German masculine nouns#ALKCategory:Pages with entries#ALKCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ALK
- (colloquialCategory:German colloquialisms#ALK) 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 KanteCategory:German terms with quotations#ALKCategory:Requests for translations of German quotations#ALK
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)