"ek" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: eken [definite, singular], eker [indefinite, plural], ekene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Danish eg, from Old Norse eik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”). Cognate with Swedish ek, Norwegian Nynorsk, Faroese, and Icelandic eik, German Eiche, and English oak. Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*h₂eyǵ-|id=oak}}, {{inh|nb|da|eg}} Danish eg, {{inh|nb|non|eik}} Old Norse eik, {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*aiks}} Proto-Germanic *aiks, {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*h₂eyǵ-||oak|id=oak}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”), {{cog|sv|ek}} Swedish ek, {{cog|nn,fo,is|eik}} Norwegian Nynorsk, Faroese, and Icelandic eik, {{cog|de|Eiche}} German Eiche, {{,}} ,, {{cog|en|oak}} English oak Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} ek m (definite singular eken, indefinite plural eker, definite plural ekene)
  1. an oak Tags: masculine Related terms: eik
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "eik"
      },
      "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk, Faroese, and Icelandic eik",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Eiche"
      },
      "expansion": "German Eiche",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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    },
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  ],
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    },
    {
      "form": "eker",
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        "indefinite",
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    },
    {
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        "plural"
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        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Danish",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂eyǵ- (oak)",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Danish",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Old Norse",
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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      ]
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