"ilk" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪlk/ Audio: en-us-ilk.ogg [US], en-au-ilk.ogg [Australia] Forms: ilke [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪlk Etymology: Inherited from Middle English ilke, from Old English ilca, conjectured as from Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz, a compound of *iz and *-līkaz from the noun *līką (“body”). The sense of “type”, “kind” is from the application of the phrase of that ilk to families: the word thus came to mean family. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|ilke|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English ilke, {{inh+|en|enm|ilke}} Inherited from Middle English ilke, {{der|en|ang|ilca}} Old English ilca, {{der|en|gem-pro|*ilīkaz}} Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ilk (not comparable)
  1. (Northern England and Scotland, otherwise archaic) Very; same. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ilk-en-adj-1cGFvMtm Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Collectives Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Collectives: 73 27

Noun

IPA: /ɪlk/ Audio: en-us-ilk.ogg [US], en-au-ilk.ogg [Australia] Forms: ilks [plural], ilke [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɪlk Etymology: Inherited from Middle English ilke, from Old English ilca, conjectured as from Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz, a compound of *iz and *-līkaz from the noun *līką (“body”). The sense of “type”, “kind” is from the application of the phrase of that ilk to families: the word thus came to mean family. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|ilke|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English ilke, {{inh+|en|enm|ilke}} Inherited from Middle English ilke, {{der|en|ang|ilca}} Old English ilca, {{der|en|gem-pro|*ilīkaz}} Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz Head templates: {{en-noun}} ilk (plural ilks)
  1. A type, race, or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. Synonyms: kind, likes, sort, type, hue, persuasion [humorous, informal] Derived forms: of that ilk, thilk Translations (type, race, or category): druh [masculine] (Czech), typ [masculine] (Czech), sorta [feminine] (Czech), Art [feminine] (German), Geschlecht [neuter] (German), Sort [feminine] (Plautdietsch), laia [feminine] (Portuguese), tipo [masculine] (Spanish), índole [feminine] (Spanish), calaña [feminine] (Spanish), ralea [feminine] (Spanish), laya [feminine] (Spanish), jaez [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ilk-en-noun-JKvQmmlZ

Inflected forms

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    "English uncomparable adjectives",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
    "Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
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    "Rhymes:English/ɪlk",
    "Rhymes:English/ɪlk/1 syllable",
    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Plautdietsch translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "en:Collectives"
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      "word": "of that ilk"
    },
    {
      "word": "thilk"
    }
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      "ilca#Old_English"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ilīkaz"
    ],
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      "*iz",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/iz"
    ],
    [
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/-līkaz"
    ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/līką"
    ],
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      "of that ilk#English"
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    ]
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
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        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
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        "sort": "",
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        "ts": ""
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          "text": "\"Hinkydink” or “Bathhouse John,” or others of that ilk, were proprietors of the most notorious dives in Chicago[…]",
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              61
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              382
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      "word": "kind"
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      "word": "likes"
    },
    {
      "word": "sort"
    },
    {
      "word": "type"
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    {
      "word": "hue"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "lang_code": "cs",
      "sense": "type, race, or category",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "type, race, or category",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "sense": "type, race, or category",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "type, race, or category",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "sense": "type, race, or category",
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        "feminine"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "type, race, or category",
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "sense": "type, race, or category",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "laya"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
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      ],
      "word": "jaez"
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  ],
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}

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