tulk

Livonian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish tulkki. Ultimately from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

Noun

tulk

1. interpreter

Declension

Declension of tulk (94)

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv)	tulk	tūlkõd
genitive (genitīv)	tulk	tūlkõd
partitive (partitīv)	tulkõ	tūlkidi
dative (datīv)	tulkõn	tūlkõdõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	tulkõks	tūlkõdõks
illative (illatīv)	tulkõ	tūlkiž
inessive (inesīv)	tulksõ	tūlkis
elative (elatīv)	tulkstõ	tūlkist

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tulke, tolke

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse tulkr, from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. Attested in the late 14th century (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight).

Noun

tulk (plural tulk(k)es)

1. a man, soldier

References

• A. L. Mayhew and Walter William Skeat. A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 (1888)[1]
• tulk(e) in Middle English Dictionary (umich.edu)