Kolk
See also: kolk
English edit
Etymology edit
Dutch and German surname, from Kolk (“bog, watering hole”) (see below).
Proper noun edit
Kolk (plural Kolks)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kolk is the 31906th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 723 individuals. Kolk is most common among White (95.16%) individuals.
German edit
Etymology edit
16th century, from Middle Low German kolk, kulk, from Proto-West Germanic *kolk (“hole”), from Proto-Germanic *kulkaz, an extension of *kelǭ (“throat”). Cognate with Dutch kolk. Introduced in standard High German by Luther.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kolk m (strong, genitive Kolks or Kolkes, plural Kolke)
(geology, otherwise chiefly Northern Germany)
- scour, pothole (underwater hollow caused by erosion)
- Synonym: (Austria) Tumpf
- a pond in bog or other humid terrain
Declension edit
Declension of Kolk [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
- Kolkrabe (not related)
Further reading edit
- “Kolk” in Duden online