derk

See also: dərk

Livonian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈderk/, [ˈd̪erˑk]

Noun

derk

  1. wagtail (Motacilla spp.)

Declension

Declension of derk (94)
singular (ikšlu’g) plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv) derk dērkõd
genitive (genitīv) derk dērkõd
partitive (partitīv) derkõ dērkidi
dative (datīv) derkõn dērkõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl) derkõks dērkõdõks
illative (illatīv) derkõ dērkiž
inessive (inesīv) derksõ dērkis
elative (elatīv) derkstõ dērkist

References

  • Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “derk”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎[1] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English deorc, from Proto-West Germanic *derk; compare therk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɛrk/

Adjective

derk (plural and weak singular derke, comparative derker, superlative derkest)

  1. dark

Descendants

  • English: dark
  • Scots: derk
  • Yola: dhourk, durk

References

Scots

Adjective

derk (comparative derker, superlative derkest)

  1. (Southern Scots) dark