tolk

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtˢʌlˀɡ̊] === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse tulkr, from Middle Low German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. This word has also been borrowed to Icelandic túlkur, Norwegian tolk, Swedish tolk, and Dutch tolk. ==== Noun ==== tolk c (singular definite tolken, plural indefinite tolke) interpreter ===== Inflection ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== tolk imperative of tolke == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɔlk/ Hyphenation: tolk Rhymes: -ɔlk === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch tolic, from Middle High German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), толкъ (tolkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. ==== Noun ==== tolk m (plural tolken, diminutive tolkje n) an interpreter, one who translates/interprets speech in another language and vice versa any content interpreter, who explains (figuratively) a spokesperson ===== Synonyms ===== tolker vertaler ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: tolk → Fanagalo: tolik (or via Zulu) → Caribbean Hindustani: tolak → Caribbean Javanese: toleg → Malay: تولوق (tolok) > Indonesian: tolok (inherited) === Etymology 2 === From tol (“spinning top”). ==== Alternative forms ==== tullik ==== Noun ==== tolk m (plural tolken, diminutive tolkje n) (obsolete) a sailors' term for a (folding) rule to measure bolt holes === Anagrams === lokt == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === Via Middle Low German tolk and Old Norse tulkr from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. ==== Noun ==== tolk m (definite singular tolken, indefinite plural tolker, definite plural tolkene) an interpreter ===== Related terms ===== tolke tolkning ==== References ==== “tolk” in The Bokmål Dictionary. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== tolk imperative of tolke == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Via Middle Low German tolk and Old Norse tulkr from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. === Noun === tolk m (definite singular tolken, indefinite plural tolkar, definite plural tolkane) an interpreter ==== Related terms ==== tolke === References === “tolk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Etymology === Ultimately from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. === Pronunciation === === Noun === tolk c an interpreter (person who (verbally, immediately) translates) (computing) an interpreter Synonyms: programtolk, interpretator ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== tolka tolkning === References === “tolk”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “tolk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “tolk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) IDG:s ordlista === Anagrams === klot