tolk

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See also: tõlk

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse tulkr, from Middle Low German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. This word has also been borrowed to Icelandic túlkur, Norwegian tolk, Swedish tolk, and Dutch tolk.

Noun

tolk c (singular definite tolken, plural indefinite tolke)

  1. interpreter
Inflection
Declension of tolk
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tolk tolken tolke tolkene
genitive tolks tolkens tolkes tolkenes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tolk

  1. imperative of tolke

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔlk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tolk
  • Rhymes: -ɔlk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch tolic, from Middle High German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), толкъ (tolkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

Noun

tolk m (plural tolken, diminutive tolkje n)

  1. an interpreter, one who translates/interprets speech in another language and vice versa
  2. any content interpreter, who explains
  3. (figuratively) a spokesperson
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: tolk
    • → Fanagalo: tolik (or via Zulu)
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: tolak
  • → Caribbean Javanese: toleg

Etymology 2

From tol (“spinning top”).

Alternative forms

Noun

tolk m (plural tolken, diminutive tolkje n)

  1. (obsolete) a sailors' term for a (folding) rule to measure bolt holes

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

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Wikipedia no

Etymology 1

Via Middle Low German tolk and Old Norse tulkr from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

Noun

tolk m (definite singular tolken, indefinite plural tolker, definite plural tolkene)

  1. an interpreter

References

Etymology 2

Verb

tolk

  1. imperative of tolke

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Wikipedia nn

Etymology

Via Middle Low German tolk and Old Norse tulkr from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

Noun

tolk m (definite singular tolken, indefinite plural tolkar, definite plural tolkane)

  1. an interpreter

References

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

tolk c

  1. an interpreter (person who (verbally, immediately) translates)
  2. (computing) an interpreter
    Synonyms: programtolk, interpretator

Declension

Declension of tolk
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tolk tolks
definite tolken tolkens
plural indefinite tolkar tolkars
definite tolkarna tolkarnas

References

Anagrams

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