silke
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English
Noun
silke (countable and uncountable, plural silkes)
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki.
Noun
silke c (singular definite silken, plural indefinite silker)
Declension
Declension of silke
Derived terms
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki.
Noun
silke m (definite singular silken, indefinite plural silker, definite plural silkene)
Derived terms
References
- “silke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki.
Pronunciation
Noun
silke m (definite singular silken, indefinite plural silkar, definite plural silkane)
References
- “silke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
silke n
Declension
| Declension of silke | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | silke | silket | silken | silkena |
| Genitive | silkes | silkets | silkens | silkenas |
Derived terms
References
- silke in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- silke in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- silke in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)