skarlak

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skarlak, which came via Middle Low German [Term?] from Medieval Latin scarlatum, probably from Arabic سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ), a variant of سِقِلّاط (siqillāṭ, “scarlet cloth”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈskaɻɭak/

Noun

skarlak n (genitive singular skarlaks, uncountable)

  1. scarlet

Declension

n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative skarlak skarlakið
accusative skarlak skarlakið
dative skarlaki skarlakinum
genitive skarlaks skarlaksins

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse skarlak, which came via Middle Low German [Term?] from Medieval Latin scarlatum, probably from Arabic سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ), a variant of سِقِلّاط (siqillāṭ, “scarlet cloth”).

Noun

skarlak n (plural skarlak)

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Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German [Term?], from Medieval Latin scarlatum, probably from Arabic سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ), a variant of سِقِلّاط (siqillāṭ, “scarlet cloth”).

Noun

skarlak n

  1. scarlet

Descendants

  • Faroese: skarlak
  • Icelandic: skarlat
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skarlak
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skarlagen
  • Swedish: scharlakan
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