kork

See also: Kork

Danish

Etymology

From Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex (“bark, cork”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrk/, [kʰɒːɡ̊]

Noun

kork c (singular definite korken, not used in plural form)

1. cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)

Derived terms

• korkeg c
• korkprop c

Icelandic

Noun

kork

1. indefinite accusative singular of korkur

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kork m (definite singular korken, indefinite plural korker, definite plural korkene)

1. (uncountable?) cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
2. a cork (bottle stopper traditionally made of cork)

Derived terms

• korketrekker
• skrukork
• trafikkork

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kork m (definite singular korken, indefinite plural korkar, definite plural korkane)

1. (uncountable) cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
2. (countable) a cork (bottle stopper, as above)
3. (countable) blockage, congestion, jam

Inflection

Historical inflection of kork indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural 1901 kork f korki korker (korkir) korkerne (korkine) 1917 kork m or f1 korken; korka, korki korkar; korker korkane; korkene 1939 kork m korken korkar korkane 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

• champagnekork
• flaskekork
• flytekork
• korka
• korkbelte
• korkcelle
• korke
• korkeik
• korketrekkar
• korklag
• korkvev
• skrukork
• trafikkork

 

References

• “kork” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• krok, rokk

Swedish

en kork (sense 2)

en kork (sense 3)

en kork (sense 3)

mjölkkartong med kork (sense 3)

Etymology

From German Kork

Noun

kork c

1. (uncountable) cork (bark from the cork oak)

   en anslagstavla i kork

   a cork bulletin board

3. a cork (bottle stopper)

   En korkskruv används för att öppna flaskor som förseglats med kork

   A corkscrew is used to open bottles that have been sealed with a cork

5. a cap (to seal a container, usually threaded and made of plastic or metal, and not a bottle cap (kapsyl))

   Jag skruvade av korken på pet-flaskan

   I unscrewed the cap of the PET bottle

   Förr hade mjölkkartonger pip istället för kork

   In the past, milk cartons had a spout instead of a cap

Usage notes

Less commonly called a (skruv)kapsyl in (sense 3) – often in more technical language and/or when on a wine or beer bottle or the like.

Declension

Declension of kork
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kork	korken	korkar	korkarna
Genitive	korks	korkens	korkars	korkarnas

Derived terms

• korka igen
• korkskruv (“corkscrew”)
• skruvkork (“screw cap”)

Descendants

• → Finnish: korkki

See also

• flaska (“bottle”)
• kapsyl (“bottle cap”)
• kartong (“carton”)
• korkek (“cork oak”)
• lock (“lid, some other caps”)

References

• kork in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kork in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kork in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• krok