eolh

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *elh, from Proto-Germanic *elhaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e͜olx/, [e͜oɫx]

Noun

eolh m (nominative plural ēolas)

  1. elk (UK), moose (US) (the largest member of the deer family; Alces alces)

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative eolh ēolas
accusative eolh ēolas
genitive ēoles ēola
dative ēole ēolum

Descendants

  • Middle English: elk, elke
    • English: elk
      • → German: Elk (obsolete)
      • → Korean: 엘크 (elkeu)
      • → Malayalam: എൽക്ക് (elkkŭ)
      • → Welsh: elc
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.