derk

derk

See also: dərk

Livonian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈderk/, [ˈderˑkˑ]

Noun

derk

  1. wagtail (Motacilla spp.)

Declension

Declension of derk (94)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) derk dērkõd
genitive (genitīv) derk dērkõd
partitive (partitīv) derkõ dērkidi
dative (datīv) derkõn dērkõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) derkõks dērkõdõks
illative (illatīv) derkõ dērkiž
inessive (inesīv) derksõ dērkis
elative (elatīv) derkstõ dērkist

References

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

    From Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk; compare therk.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /dɛrk/

    Adjective

    derk (plural and weak singular derke, comparative derker, superlative derkest)

    1. dark

    Descendants

    • English: dark
    • Scots: derk
    • Yola: dhourk, durk

    References

    Scots

    Adjective

    derk (comparative derker, superlative derkest)

    1. (Southern Scots) dark