kelk

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English

Verb

kelk (third-person singular simple present kelks, present participle kelking, simple past and past participle kelked)

  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete, transitive) To beat.

Noun

kelk (plural kelks)

  1. (UK, dialect, obsolete) A stroke; a blow.

Afrikaans

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Etymology

From Dutch kelk, from Middle Dutch kelc, from Old Dutch kelik, from Latin calix, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λῠξ (kálux).

Pronunciation

Noun

kelk (plural kelke, diminutive kelkie)

  1. A chalice, a goblet.
  2. (botany) A calyx (outermost whorl of flower parts).

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Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch kelc, from Old Dutch kelik, from Latin calix, calyx, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́λῠξ (kálux).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛlk/
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  • Hyphenation: kelk
  • Rhymes: -ɛlk

Noun

kelk m (plural kelken, diminutive kelkje n)

  1. a chalice, a goblet
  2. (botany) a calyx (outermost whorl of flower parts)
    Synonym: bloemkelk

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kelk
  • → Papiamentu: kèlki, kelki
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