falk

English

Alternative forms

• falc
• faik

Noun

falk (plural falks)

1. (UK, archaic, dialect) The razorbill.

References

• “falk”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• KLFA, flak

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse falki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /falk/,

Noun

falk c (singular definite falken, plural indefinite falke)

1. falcon (bird of the genus Falco)

Inflection

Further reading

• falk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

falker

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Middle Low German valk, via Old Norse falkr; compare with German Falke.

Noun

falk m (definite singular falken, indefinite plural falker, definite plural falkene)

1. a falcon (bird of the genus Falco)

Derived terms

• jaktfalk
• falkefangst
• rypefalk
• vandrefalk

References

• “falk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

falco

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From Middle Low German valk, via Old Norse falkr; compare with German Falke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑlk/

Noun

falk m (definite singular falken, indefinite plural falkar, definite plural falkane)

1. a falcon, all birds in the genus Falco, most birds in the family Falconidae

Derived terms

• Falkfangar- (part of several place names)
• falkefangar (a falconer)
• falkefangst
• Falkenuten
• jaktfalk
• rypefalk
• vandrefalk

References

• “falk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

falk

Wikipedia ^sv

Etymology

From Old Norse falki. Compare German Falke, English falcon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

falk c

1. falcon (bird of the genus Falco)

Declension

Derived terms

• pilgrimsfalk

Anagrams

• flak