"Elk" meaning in All languages combined

See Elk on Wiktionary

Proper name [East Central German]

Head templates: {{head|gmw-ecg|proper noun|g=f}} Elk f
  1. (Erzgebirgisch) a diminutive of the female given name Adelheid Tags: Erzgebirgisch, feminine Categories (topical): East Central German diminutives of female given names, East Central German female given names, East Central German given names

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elk
  1. (Canadian football) A team member of the Canadian Football League's Edmonton Elks (formerly known as the Eskimos). Tags: Canadian Categories (topical): Canadian football
    Sense id: en-Elk-en-name-7~dRoKL4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 7 28 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 43 12 28 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 11 25 26 Topics: ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name [English]

Forms: Elks [plural]
Etymology: Perhaps a reduced form of Dutch van Elk. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|van Elk}} Dutch van Elk Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Elk (plural Elks)
  1. A surname from Dutch.
    Sense id: en-Elk-en-name-21rZqW6t Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun [English]

Forms: Elks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Elk (plural Elks)
  1. A member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, an American fraternal order. Derived forms: Elkdom
    Sense id: en-Elk-en-noun-dGsV3vXF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: Elks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Elk (plural Elks)
  1. (informal) An Acorn Electron computer. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Elk-en-noun-3~fq8OLw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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