tulk

Livonian

Etymology

Ultimately from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. Akin to Finnish tulkki.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtulk/, [ˈt̪ulˑk]

Noun

tulk

  1. interpreter

Declension

Declension of tulk (94)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) tulk tūlkõd
genitive (genitīv) tulk tūlkõd
partitive (partitīv) tulkõ tūlkidi
dative (datīv) tulkõn tūlkõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) tulkõks tūlkõdõks
illative (illatīv) tulkõ tūlkiž
inessive (inesīv) tulksõ tūlkis
elative (elatīv) tulkstõ tūlkist

References

  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “tulk”, 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

Probably borrowed from Old Norse tulkr, from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. Attested in the late 14th century (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tulk/

Noun

tulk (plural tulkes)

  1. (poetic, North Midlands) A man, soldier

References