silke
English
Noun
silke (countable and uncountable, plural silkes)
- Obsolete spelling of silk.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From Old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki.
Noun
silke c (singular definite silken, plural indefinite silker)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | silke | silken | silker | silkerne |
| genitive | silkes | silkens | silkers | silkernes |
Derived terms
- silkeorm
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki.
Noun
silke m (definite singular silken, indefinite plural silker, definite plural silkene)
Derived terms
References
- “silke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²sɪlkə/
Noun
silke m (definite singular silken, indefinite plural silkar, definite plural silkane)
References
- “silke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
silke n
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | silke | silkes |
| definite | silket | silkets | |
| plural | indefinite | silken | silkens |
| definite | silkena | silkenas |
Derived terms
References
- silke in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- silke in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- silke in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)