elk

== Translingual == === Etymology === Clipping of English Elkei. === Symbol === elk (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Elkei. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Elkei terms == English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛlk/ Rhymes: -ɛlk === Etymology 1 === From Middle English elk, from Old English eolc, eolh (“elk”), from Proto-West Germanic *elh, from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *algiz (“elk”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis, variant of *h₁elh₁én, from *h₁el- (“deer”). See also Low German Elk, German Elch, Danish elg, Norwegian elg, Swedish älg; also Polish łoś, Russian лось (losʹ), Vedic Sanskrit ऋश्य (ṛ́śya, “antelope”); also German Elen, Tocharian A yäl, Tocharian B ylem (“gazelle”), Lithuanian élnis (“stag”), Armenian եղնիկ (eġnik, “doe, hind”). Doublet of Elhaz. ==== Noun ==== elk (plural elk or elks) Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes). (chiefly Europe, Commonwealth) Any of the subspecies of the moose (Alces alces, the largest member of the deer family, alternatively named Eurasian elk to avoid confusion with the wapiti), that occurs only in Europe and Asia. (Canada, US) Common wapiti (Cervus canadensis), the second largest member of the deer family, once thought to be a subspecies of red deer. (British India) Sambar (Cervus unicolor). ===== Usage notes ===== Elk originally referred to the moose. The wapiti was named elk by European explorers in North America, who thought it resembled the moose. The word elk is now commonly used in the same way as the word caribou is used for the subspecies of the reindeer. The only difference here is that it refers only to a single subspecies, while caribou refers to several subspecies of the reindeer. ===== Synonyms ===== alce (obsolete) (Cervus canadensis): wapiti (Alces alces): moose ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → German: Elk (obsolete) → Korean: 엘크 (elkeu) → Malayalam: എൽക്ക് (elkkŭ) → Welsh: elc ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== elk (plural elks) Obsolete form of elke (common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus)). === References === “elk”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === Kel, Lek, lek == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch elk. === Pronunciation === === Pronoun === elk (rather rare, literary) everyone; everybody ==== Synonyms ==== elkeen, almal ieder; iedereen === Determiner === elk (in expressions only) alternative form of elke (“every”) in elk geval — “in every (i.e. any) case” == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch elc. Compare English each, West Frisian elk, from Proto-West Germanic *aiwgahwalīk (“each, every”), analyzed as *aiw (“ever, always”) + *ga- + *hwilīkaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛlk/ Hyphenation: elk Rhymes: -ɛlk === Determiner === elk each; every Synonyms: ieder, (archaic) iegelijk Ik ga elke dag even naar het park. ― I go to the park every day. ==== Usage notes ==== The Dutch determiners elk and ieder are entirely interchangeable. They do not exhibit the slight distinction that is usually made between English each and every. ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: elk Negerhollands: elk === Pronoun === elk (chiefly in expressions) everyone; everybody Synonyms: ieder, iegelijk Melk is goed voor elk. ― Milk is good for everyone. Elk op zijn beurt. ― One at a time. (literally, “Everybody at their turn.”) === References === === Further reading === “elk” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] === Anagrams === lek == Low German == === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *aiwgahwalīk, from *aiw (“age, eternity”) + *galīk (“similar, alike”). Compare Dutch elk, English each. === Pronoun === elk (in the singular) each, every (in the plural) some, many ==== Declension ==== === See also === jede männich veel enige elker Elkeener == Middle English == === Alternative forms === elke === Etymology === Apparently from Old English eolh, from Proto-West Germanic *elh, from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, though it is not found before 1475. For the phonetic development, compare Middle English dwerk (“dwarf”) and dialectal English felk (“felloe”) and fleck (“flea”); according to Hamp, such forms were generalised from genitives in -es, where syncope occured followed by a development from /xs/ to /ks/. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛlk/ === Noun === elk (Late Middle English, rare) elk, moose (Alces alces) ==== Descendants ==== English: elk→ German: Elk (obsolete)→ Korean: 엘크 (elkeu)→ Malayalam: എൽക്ക് (elkkŭ)→ Welsh: elc ==== References ====