barki

See also: bárki

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse barki, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to bore, pierce”), akin to Armenian բերան (beran, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɹ̥t͡ʃɪ/
• Rhymes: -aɹ̥t͡ʃɪ

Noun

barki m (genitive singular barka, plural barkar)

1. (anatomy) trachea, windpipe

Declension

m1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	barki	barkin	barkar	barkarnir
accusative	barka	barkan	barkar	barkarnar
dative	barka	barkanum	barkum	barkunum
genitive	barka	barkans	barka	barkanna

Derived terms

• barkabruni
• barkahosti
• barkahøvd
• barkaknetti
• barkaknolli
• barkaknøttur
• barkakulla
• barkakýli
• barkaljóð
• barkalok
• barkatak

Anagrams

• bikar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse barki, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to bore, pierce”), akin to Armenian բերան (beran, “mouth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpar̥cɪ/
• Rhymes: -ar̥cɪ

Noun

barki m (genitive singular barka, nominative plural barkar)

1. (anatomy) trachea, windpipe
2. a hose (flexible pipe) with rings, e.g. a the hose on a vacuum cleaner or a corrugated conduit for electrical wires

Declension

Declension of barki (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	barki	barkinn	barkar	barkarnir
accusative	barka	barkann	barka	barkana
dative	barka	barkanum	börkum	börkunum
genitive	barka	barkans	barka	barkanna

Derived terms

• barkakýli
• barkalok

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “barki (1)”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Anagrams

• bikar

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *barkô, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH- (“to bore, pierce”), akin to Old Armenian բերան (beran, “mouth”).

Noun

barki m

1. windpipe, weasand

Declension

Declension of barki (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	barki	barkinn	barkar	barkarnir
accusative	barka	barkann	barka	barkana
dative	barka	barkanum	bǫrkum	bǫrkunum
genitive	barka	barkans	barka	barkanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: barki
• Faroese: barki
• Norwegian: barke

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “barki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbar.ki/
• Rhymes: -arki
• Syllabification: bar‧ki

Noun

barki m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bark

Noun

barki m inan

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of barek

Noun

barki f

1. inflection of barka:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾki/, [ˈba̠ɾci], [ˈbɑ̟ɾt͡ʃi]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch balk.

Noun

barki

1. beam, rafter, bolt
   • 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore‎^[1], New York: Columbia University Press, page 470:

     Luku 'a sprɛ̨ŋki na yu fesi, ma no luku na barki na yu birmą ai̯.

     Look at the mote on your face, but don't look at the beam in your neighbour's eye.

   • 1989 April 1, “Na pori fu wan nâsi [The destruction of a nation]”, in A waktitoren‎^[2], Selters-Taunus: Wachtturm-Gesellschaft (Christian Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses), page 41:

     Owru foto ben abi hey skotu èn kofarliki bigi doro. Fu sroto den doro disi, dan den ben greni den na inisey nanga langa isri ofu brons barki.

     Old cities had high walls and huge gates. To lock these gates, they bolted them shut on the inside with long iron or bronze bars.

Derived terms

• ingibarki
• grasbarki

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch bark or English barque.

Noun

barki

1. boat, barque

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English bargain. Cognate with Saramaccan báíki.

Noun

barki

1. conspiracy, plot, agreement, scheme
   • 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore‎^[3], New York: Columbia University Press, page 186:

     Dagu nąŋga Tigri bɛn meki barki fō nyąm Krabita.

     Dog and Tiger had made a bargain to eat Goat.

Etymology 4

Unclear, possibly referring to one of the meanings above; compare French bâton (“stick; 10.000 French francs”), Spanish palo (“stake, stick, wood; mast; 1.000.000 in any currency”).

Noun

barki

1. 100 in any currency; (before 1865, obsolete) 100 Dutch guilders; (1865 to 2004, obsolete) 100 Surinamese guilders; (after 2004) 100 Surinamese dollars

Descendants

• → Dutch: barkie