ark
Translingual
Symbol
arkCategory:Translingual lemmas#ARKCategory:Translingual symbols#ARKCategory:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#ARKCategory:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
See also
English
Etymology
Category:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ARKCategory:English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂erk-#ARKFrom Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ARKCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ARK arke, from Old EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Old English#ARKCategory:English terms derived from Old English#ARK earc, ærc, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#ARK arca (“chest, box, coffer”), from arceō (“to enclose”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɑːk/Category:English 1-syllable words#ARKCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ARK
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ɑɹk/Category:English 1-syllable words#ARKCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ARK
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ARKAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kCategory:Rhymes:English/ɑː(ɹ)k#ARKCategory:Rhymes:English/ɑː(ɹ)k/1 syllable#ARK
- Homophone: arcCategory:English terms with homophones#ARK
Noun
ark (plural arks)Category:English lemmas#ARKCategory:English nouns#ARKCategory:English countable nouns#ARKCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
- A large box with a flat lid.
- (AbrahamismCategory:en:Abrahamism#ARK) The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge; Noah's ark.
- 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 201:
- In the midrash about Noah it says that Noah had a stone which, when held up in the darkness of the ark, would change color when the sun was shining outside.Category:English terms with quotations#ARK
- Something affording protection; safety, shelter, refuge.
- (figuratively) The body as a vessel.
- 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:
- Like her I go; I cannot stay;Category:English terms with quotations#ARK
I leave this mortal ark behind,
A weight of nerves without a mind,
And leave the cliffs, and haste away […]
- A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.
- 1990, Lou Sullivan, chapter 7, in From Female to Male: The Life of Jack Bee Garland, page 76:
- Some seventy or seventy-five arks were permanently located on McLeod's Lake and between 110 and 125 people lived in them.Category:English terms with quotations#ARK
- (JudaismCategory:en:Judaism#ARK) The Ark of the Covenant.
- (JudaismCategory:en:Judaism#ARK) A decorated cabinet at the front of a synagogue, in which Torah scrolls are kept.
Synonyms
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Derived terms
Descendants
- → Māori: āka
Translations
Further reading
- “ark”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “ark”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
Anagrams
Category:English 3-letter words#ARKDanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Via Middle Low GermanCategory:Danish terms borrowed from Middle Low German#ARKCategory:Danish terms derived from Middle Low German#ARK ark from LatinCategory:Danish terms derived from Latin#ARK arcus. The Latin words means "bow", but it is here used in a wider sense of the folded paper. Compare the same semantic development in German Bogen (“bow; sheet of paper”).
Noun
ark n (singular definite arket, plural indefinite arker)Category:Danish lemmas#ARKCategory:Danish nouns#ARKCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Danish neuter nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
- a sheet (of paper)
Declension
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Old DanishCategory:Danish terms inherited from Old Danish#ARKCategory:Danish terms derived from Old Danish#ARK ark, Old NorseCategory:Danish terms inherited from Old Norse#ARKCategory:Danish terms derived from Old Norse#ARK ǫrk, from Proto-GermanicCategory:Danish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#ARKCategory:Danish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ARK *arkō, borrowed from LatinCategory:Danish terms derived from Latin#ARK arca (“chest, coffin; ark”).
Noun
ark c (singular definite arken, plural indefinite arker)Category:Danish lemmas#ARKCategory:Danish nouns#ARKCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Danish common-gender nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
- (biblicalCategory:da:Bible#ARK) ark (Noah's Ark or the Ark of the Convenant)
Declension
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle DutchCategory:Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch#ARKCategory:Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch#ARK arke. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Category:Requests for expansion of etymologies in Dutch entries#ARK
Pronunciation
Noun
ark f (plural arken, diminutive arkje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#ARKCategory:Dutch nouns#ARKCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -en#ARKCategory:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines#ARKCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Dutch feminine nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ark
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from DanishCategory:Icelandic terms borrowed from Danish#ARKCategory:Icelandic terms derived from Danish#ARK ark, from LatinCategory:Icelandic terms derived from Latin#ARK arcus.
Pronunciation
Noun
ark n (genitive singular arks, nominative plural örk)Category:Icelandic lemmas#ARKCategory:Icelandic nouns#ARKCategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Icelandic neuter nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
Declension
Maltese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Maltese terms borrowed from English#ARKCategory:Maltese terms derived from English#ARK arc.
Pronunciation
Noun
ark m (plural arkiet or arkijiet)Category:Maltese lemmas#ARKCategory:Maltese nouns#ARKCategory:Maltese masculine nouns#ARKCategory:Maltese entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Maltese masculine nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
Category:mt:Geometry#ARKManx
Alternative forms
Etymology
Category:Manx terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ARKCategory:Manx terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *perḱ- (dig)#ARKFrom Old IrishCategory:Manx terms inherited from Old Irish#ARKCategory:Manx terms derived from Old Irish#ARK orc (“young pig”), from Proto-CelticCategory:Manx terms inherited from Proto-Celtic#ARKCategory:Manx terms derived from Proto-Celtic#ARK *ɸorkos, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Manx terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ARKCategory:Manx terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ARK *pórḱos, from *perḱ- (“to dig”).
Noun
ark f (genitive singular arkagh, plural arkyn or irk)Category:Manx lemmas#ARKCategory:Manx nouns#ARKCategory:Manx entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Manx feminine nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
References
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 orc”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old FrenchCategory:Middle English terms borrowed from Old French#ARKCategory:Middle English terms derived from Old French#ARK arc, from LatinCategory:Middle English terms derived from Latin#ARK arcus (“a bow, arc, arch”).
Noun
arkCategory:Middle English lemmas#ARKCategory:Middle English nouns#ARKCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK (plural arks)
- The path of the sun across the sky.
Descendants
References
- “ark, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
North Frisian
Determiner
arkCategory:North Frisian lemmas#ARKCategory:North Frisian determiners#ARKCategory:North Frisian entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse#ARKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse#ARK ǫrk (“chest”), from Proto-NorseCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Norse#ARKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Norse#ARK *ᚨᚱᚲᚢ (*arku), borrowed during pre-Christian time from LatinCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms borrowed from Latin#ARKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin#ARK arca (“chest, box”), from arceō (“enclose, box in”), from Proto-ItalicCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Italic#ARK *arkeō, from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#ARKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ARK *h₂erk- (“to protect, guard”).
Noun
ark m (definite singular arken, indefinite plural arker, definite plural arkene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#ARKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#ARKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
- the ark (boat of Noah)
- paktens ark - the Ark of the Covenant
Synonyms
- kvist (dormer)
Etymology 2
From Old DanishCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Danish#ARK ark, arken, arkens, through Middle Low GermanCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German#ARK or Low GermanCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Low German#ARK arkener (“breast protection”), from Old FrenchCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old French#ARK arquiere (“shooting range”).
Noun
ark m (definite singular arken, indefinite plural arker, definite plural arkene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#ARKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#ARKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
Etymology 3
From Low GermanCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Low German#ARK ark, from LatinCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Latin#ARK arcus (“arc, arch”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ARK *h₂erkʷo- (“bow, arrow”).
Noun
ark n (definite singular arket, indefinite plural ark, definite plural arka or arkene)Category:Norwegian Bokmål lemmas#ARKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål nouns#ARKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Norwegian Bokmål neuter nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
- a sheet (of paper)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “ark” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#ARK ǫrk, from LatinCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin#ARK arca (“chest, box”); sense 3 from Old FrenchCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old French#ARK arquire, via Middle Low GermanCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German#ARK or Low GermanCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Low German#ARK and old DanishCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Danish#ARK.
Noun
ark f (definite singular arka, indefinite plural arker, definite plural arkene)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#ARKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#ARKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
- the ark (boat of Noah)
- paktarka - the Ark of the Covenant
- (architectureCategory:nn:Architecture#ARK) a dormer
Synonyms
- kvist (dormer)
Etymology 2
From LatinCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Latin#ARK arcus, via Low GermanCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Low German#ARK ark.
Noun
ark n (definite singular arket, indefinite plural ark, definite plural arka)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#ARKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#ARKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
- a sheet (of paper)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “ark” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old SwedishCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish#ARK ark, borrowed from LatinCategory:Swedish terms derived from Latin#ARK arca, into the Germanic languages in pre-Christian time.[1]
Noun
ark cCategory:Swedish lemmas#ARKCategory:Swedish nouns#ARKCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
- an ark, a box; the Ark of the Covenant
- the ark (ship) of Noah, resembling a box
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ark | arks |
| definite | arken | arkens | |
| plural | indefinite | arkar | arkars |
| definite | arkarna | arkarnas |
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old SwedishCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish#ARK ark, from Middle Low GermanCategory:Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German#ARK ark, from LatinCategory:Swedish terms derived from Latin#ARK arcus (“bow”).[2] Compare German Bogen. It refers to the bend of the parchment when folded.[3]
Noun
ark nCategory:Swedish lemmas#ARKCategory:Swedish nouns#ARKCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Swedish neuter nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
- a sheet of paper (for writing on)
- (printingCategory:sv:Printing#ARK) a signature, a multiple of four pages printed on a single sheet, which is folded and bound into a book
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ark | arks |
| definite | arket | arkets | |
| plural | indefinite | ark | arks |
| definite | arken | arkens |
Synonyms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Finnish: arkki
References
- ↑ “ark”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- ↑ “ark”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- ↑ ark 2 in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Anagrams
Turkish
Pronunciation
Noun
ark (definite accusative arkı, plural arklar)Category:Turkish lemmas#ARKCategory:Turkish nouns#ARKCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
West Frisian
Pronunciation
Noun
ark n (no plural)Category:West Frisian lemmas#ARKCategory:West Frisian nouns#ARKCategory:West Frisian entries with incorrect language header#ARKCategory:West Frisian neuter nouns#ARKCategory:Pages with entries#ARKCategory:Pages with 14 entries#ARK
Further reading
- “ark (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011