serk

Livonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?]. Compare Estonian särk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈserk/, [ˈserˑk]

Noun

serk

  1. shirt

Declension

Declension of serk (94)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) serk sērkõd
genitive (genitīv) serk sērkõd
partitive (partitīv) serkõ sērkidi
dative (datīv) serkõn sērkõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) serkõks sērkõdõks
illative (illatīv) serkõ sērkiž
inessive (inesīv) serksõ sērkis
elative (elatīv) serkstõ sērkist

References

  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “serk”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English serc, from Proto-West Germanic *sarki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛrk/, /sark/

Noun

serk (plural serkes)

  1. A shirt used as an undergarment (e.g. an undershirt or chemise)

Descendants

  • English: sark
  • Scots: sark, serk

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse serkr (shirt), from Proto-Germanic *sarkiz.

Noun

serk m (definite singular serken, indefinite plural serker or serkar, definite plural serkene or serkane)

  1. undergarment for women, chemise

Derived terms

  • brynjeserk (loose chain mail)
  • hjarteserk (pericardium)
  • nattserk (night gown)

Old Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Vulgar Latin *sarcus, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos).[1] Compare modern Dutch zerk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈserk/, [ˈsærk]

Noun

serk m

  1. gravestone

References

  1. ^ Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 29

Old Norse

Noun

serk

  1. accusative/dative singular indefinite of serkr