zerk

== English == === Etymology === After Austrian-born American inventor Oscar U. Zerk. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /zɝk/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /zɜːk/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k === Noun === zerk (plural zerks) Any of a class of types of grease nipples, or an instance thereof; (usually, in current usage) any grease nipple. === Anagrams === Rezk == Basque == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -erk Hyphenation: zerk === Pronoun === zerk ergative indefinite of zer; what ==== Usage notes ==== See nork. == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch sarc, serc, from Vulgar Latin *sarcus, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek σαρκοφάγος (sarkophágos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zɛrk/ Hyphenation: zerk Rhymes: -ɛrk === Noun === zerk m (plural zerken, diminutive zerkje n) gravestone, headstone ==== Synonyms ==== grafsteen ==== Derived terms ==== grafzerk ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: serk === References === == Northern Kurdish == === Alternative forms === zerik === Noun === zerk f yolk ==== See also ==== zerde f zerdik f zere f zerik f