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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
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Singular
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Indefinite
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Definite
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silki
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silkið
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| Accusative
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silki
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silkið
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| Dative
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silki
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silk(i)num
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| Genitive
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silkis
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silkisins
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Icelandic
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse silki (“silk”), ultimately from Latin sēricum.
Pronunciation
Noun
silki n (genitive singular silkis, no plural)
- silk
Declension
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) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press