Estonian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Finnic *salkka. Cognate to Votic salkkõ (group). Possibly derived from salu.

Noun edit

salk (genitive salga, partitive salka)

  1. a small unorganised group (usually of people)
  2. squad, platoon, troop
Declension edit
Declension of salk (ÕS type 22u/leib, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative salk salgad
accusative nom.
gen. salga
genitive salkade
partitive salka salku
salkasid
illative salka
salgasse
salkadesse
salgusse
inessive salgas salkades
salgus
elative salgast salkadest
salgust
allative salgale salkadele
salgule
adessive salgal salkadel
salgul
ablative salgalt salkadelt
salgult
translative salgaks salkadeks
salguks
terminative salgani salkadeni
essive salgana salkadena
abessive salgata salkadeta
comitative salgaga salkadega

Etymology 2 edit

Derived from salk.

Noun edit

salk (genitive salgu, partitive salku)

  1. a small tuft of hair
Declension edit
Declension of salk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative salk salgud
accusative nom.
gen. salgu
genitive salkude
partitive salku salke
salkusid
illative salku
salgusse
salkudesse
salgesse
inessive salgus salkudes
salges
elative salgust salkudest
salgest
allative salgule salkudele
salgele
adessive salgul salkudel
salgel
ablative salgult salkudelt
salgelt
translative salguks salkudeks
salgeks
terminative salguni salkudeni
essive salguna salkudena
abessive salguta salkudeta
comitative salguga salkudega