kork
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en kork (sense 2) 
en kork (sense 3) 
en kork (sense 3) 
mjölkkartong med kork (sense 3)
See also: Kork
Danish
Etymology
From Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex (“bark, cork”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kork c (singular definite korken, not used in plural form)
- cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
Derived terms
Icelandic
Noun
kork
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
kork m (definite singular korken, indefinite plural korker, definite plural korkene)
- (uncountable?) cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
- a cork (bottle stopper traditionally made of cork)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kork m (definite singular korken, indefinite plural korkar, definite plural korkane)
- (uncountable) cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
- (countable) a cork (bottle stopper, as above)
- (countable) blockage, congestion, jam
Inflection
Historical inflection of kork
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Even though either grammatical gender was allowed for, the official document shows a preference for the masculine. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derived terms
References
- “kork” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
kork c
- (uncountable) cork (bark from the cork oak)
- en anslagstavla i kork
- a cork bulletin board
- a cork (bottle stopper)
- En korkskruv används för att öppna flaskor som förseglats med kork
- A corkscrew is used to open bottles that have been sealed with a cork
- a cap (to seal a container, usually threaded and made of plastic or metal, and not a bottle cap (kapsyl))
- Jag skruvade av korken på pet-flaskan
- I unscrewed the cap of the PET bottle
- Förr hade mjölkkartonger pip istället för kork
- In the past, milk cartons had a spout instead of a cap
Usage notes
Less commonly called a (skruv)kapsyl in (sense 3) – often in more technical language and/or when on a wine or beer bottle or the like.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | kork | korks |
| definite | korken | korkens | |
| plural | indefinite | korkar | korkars |
| definite | korkarna | korkarnas |
Derived terms
- korka igen
- korkskruv (“corkscrew”)
- skruvkork (“screw cap”)
Descendants
- → Finnish: korkki
See also
- flaska (“bottle”)
- kapsyl (“bottle cap”)
- kartong (“carton”)
- korkek (“cork oak”)
- lock (“lid, some other caps”)
References
- kork in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kork in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kork in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
Turkish
Verb
kork