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Faroese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse silki (“silk”), ultimately from Latin sēricum.
Pronunciation
Noun
silki n (genitive singular silkis, uncountable)
- silk
Declension
Icelandic
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse silki (“silk”), ultimately from Latin sēricum.
Pronunciation
Noun
silki n (genitive singular silkis, no plural)
- silk
Declension
Declension of silki (sg-only neuter)
Further reading
Northern Sami
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse silki (“silk”), ultimately from Latin sēricum.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈsilːkiː/
Noun
silki
- silk
Inflection
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Old Norse
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sēricum.
Noun
silki n (genitive silkis)
- silk
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “silki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive