sork
Swedish
Alternative forms
- surk (dialectal)
Etymology
According to Hellquist, probably related to Latin sorex and/or Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax). Compare also Russian сурок (surok).
Noun
sork c
- any of various rodents in the taxonomic subfamily Arvicolinae.
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | sork | sorks |
| definite | sorken | sorkens | |
| plural | indefinite | sorkar | sorkars |
| definite | sorkarna | sorkarnas |
See also
- lämmel (“lemming”)
References
- sork in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sork in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sork in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- sork in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)