elke

See also: Elke

English

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

elke (plural elkes)

  1. (obsolete) The European wild, whistling, or common swan (Cygnus cygnus, syn. Cygnus ferus).

References

  • “elke”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Etymology 2

Noun

elke (plural elkes)

  1. Obsolete form of elk.

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch elk, elke.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

elke

  1. every
    Toe ek by my skoonouers kuier, het ons elke dag gebraaide vleis geëet.
    When I stayed at my in-laws’, we had fried meat every day.

Synonyms

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Determiner

elke

  1. inflection of elk:
    1. indefinite masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. indefinite plural attributive

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

elke

  1. (Northern) alternative form of ech

Etymology 2

Noun

elke

  1. alternative form of elk
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