serk
Livonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?]. Compare Estonian särk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈserk/, [ˈserˑk]
Noun
serk
Declension
| 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)
- A shirt used as an undergarment (e.g. an undershirt or chemise)
Descendants
References
- “serk(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 1 May 2018.
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)
- undergarment for women, chemise
Derived terms
- brynjeserk (“loose chain mail”)
- hjarteserk (“pericardium”)
- nattserk (“night gown”)
Related terms
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
References
- ^ 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
- accusative/dative singular indefinite of serkr