"Alk" meaning in German

See Alk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /alk/ Audio: De-Alk.ogg
Rhymes: -alk Etymology: Borrowed from Swedish alka (used scientifically by Carl von Linné), from Old Norse alka, from Proto-Germanic *alkǭ. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|sv|alka}} Borrowed from Swedish alka, {{der|de|non|alka}} Old Norse alka, {{der|de|gem-pro|*alkǭ}} Proto-Germanic *alkǭ Head templates: {{de-noun|((<m,s:es,en:e>,<m.weak>))}} Alk m (mixed or strong or weak, genitive Alks or Alkes or Alken, plural Alken or Alke) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|((<m,s:es,en:e>,<m.weak>))}} Forms: Alks [genitive], Alkes [genitive], Alken [genitive], Alken [plural], Alke [plural], strong weak [table-tags], Alk [nominative, singular], Alken [definite, nominative, plural], Alke [definite, nominative, plural], Alks [genitive, singular], Alkes [genitive, singular], Alken [genitive, singular], Alken [definite, genitive, plural], Alke [definite, genitive, plural], Alk [dative, singular], Alke [dative, singular], Alken [dative, singular], Alken [dative, definite, plural], Alk [accusative, singular], Alken [accusative, singular], Alken [accusative, definite, plural], Alke [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. auk, any bird of the family Alcidae Tags: masculine, mixed, strong, weak Categories (lifeform): Auks Synonyms: Alkenvogel
    Sense id: en-Alk-de-noun-7Lb--3e2 Disambiguation of Auks: 96 4 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Derived forms: Aleutenalk, Bartalk, Craverialk, Japanalk, Kurzschnabelalk, Lummenalk, Marmelalk, Nashornalk, Riesenalk, Rotschnabelalk, Schopfalk, Silberalk, Tordalk, Zwergalk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /alk/ Audio: De-Alk.ogg Forms: Alks [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Alk [nominative, singular], Alks [genitive, singular], Alk [dative, singular], Alk [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -alk Etymology: Clipping of Alkohol. Etymology templates: {{clipping|de|Alkohol}} Clipping of Alkohol Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Alk m (strong, genitive Alks, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. (colloquial) alcohol (especially in the sense of “alcoholic drink”) Tags: colloquial, masculine, no-plural, strong Derived forms: Alki
    Sense id: en-Alk-de-noun-de:alcohol
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "2010, “Alkohol”, in Undercover, performed by Sa4:",
          "text": "Ich hab' auf Alk so viel Fehler gemacht / Denn nach jedem Glas denk' ich weniger nach / Doch ich steh' an der Tanke, geb' mir die Kante",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "alcohol (especially in the sense of “alcoholic drink”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "alcohol",
          "alcohol"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) alcohol (especially in the sense of “alcoholic drink”)"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "de:alcohol"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine",
        "no-plural",
        "strong"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/alk/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Alk.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/99/De-Alk.ogg/De-Alk.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/De-Alk.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-alk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Alk"
}

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