kork
See also: Kork
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex (“bark, cork”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kork c (singular definite korken, not used in plural form)
- cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
Derived terms edit
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
kork
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
kork m (definite singular korken, indefinite plural korker, definite plural korkene)
- (uncountable?) cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
- a cork (bottle stopper traditionally made of cork)
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
kork m (definite singular korken, indefinite plural korkar, definite plural korkane)
- (uncountable) cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
- (countable) a cork (bottle stopper, as above)
- (countable) blockage, congestion, jam
Inflection edit
Historical inflection of kork
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Even though either grammatical gender was allowed for, the official document shows a preference for the masculine. |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “kork” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
kork c
- (uncountable) cork; bark from the cork oak
- cork; bottle stopper
Declension edit
Declension of kork | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kork | korken | korkar | korkarna |
Genitive | korks | korkens | korkars | korkarnas |
Derived terms edit
- (bottle stoppe): skruvkork, korka igen
Related terms edit
- (bark): korkek
Descendants edit
- → Finnish: korkki
See also edit
- kapsyl (bottle cap)