dolk
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔlk/, [d̥ʌlɡ̊]
Etymology 1
Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Low German Dolk, from Middle Low German dolk, from Old Saxon *dalk, from Proto-West Germanic *dalk (“dagger”). Cognate with Dutch dolk, German Dolch and Swedish dolk.
Noun
dolk c (singular definite dolken, plural indefinite dolke)
- dagger (a stabbing weapon)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | dolk | dolken | dolke | dolkene |
| genitive | dolks | dolkens | dolkes | dolkenes |
Etymology 2
See dolke (“to stab with a dagger”).
Verb
dolk
- imperative of dolke
References
- “dolk” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dɔlk/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: dolk
- Rhymes: -ɔlk
Noun
dolk m (plural dolken, diminutive dolkje n)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: dolk
Verb
dolk
- inflection of dolken:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
dolk m (definite singular dolken, indefinite plural dolker, definite plural dolkene)
- dagger (small knife used as a weapon)
Etymology 2
Verb
dolk
- imperative of dolke
References
- “dolk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
dolk m (definite singular dolken, indefinite plural dolkar, definite plural dolkane)
- dagger (as above)
References
- “dolk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German dolk, from Old Saxon *dalk, from Proto-West Germanic *dalk, from Proto-Germanic *dalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰalg-, *dʰalk-.
Noun
dolk c
- a dagger (short stabbing weapon)
- en dolk i ryggen
- a dagger in the back [usually figuratively – see also dolkstöt]
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | dolk | dolks |
| definite | dolken | dolkens | |
| plural | indefinite | dolkar | dolkars |
| definite | dolkarna | dolkarnas |