valk

See also: Valk

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Noun

valk (plural valks)

1. (informal, video games, roguelikes) valkyrie

References

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Danish

Verb

valk

1. imperative of valke

Dutch

Torenvalk
Common kestrel

Valk

Etymology

From Middle Dutch valke, from Old Dutch *falco, from Proto-West Germanic *falkō, from Proto-Germanic *falkô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑlk/

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• Hyphenation: valk
• Rhymes: -ɑlk

Noun

valk f or m (plural valken, diminutive valkje n)

1. a falcon, bird of the family Falconidae, in particular of the genus Falco
2. a type of sailboat (see picture)

Derived terms

• boomvalk
• dwergvalk
• lachvalk
• lannervalk
• leeuwerikvalk
• musvalk
• roodpootvalk
• rotsvalk
• slechtvalk
• steenvalk
• torenvalk
• valkenier
• valkenjacht
• valkerij
• valkparkiet
• valkuil
• woestijnvalk

 

Related terms

• giervalk

Descendants

• Afrikaans: valk

Anagrams

• vlak

Swedish

Etymology

From an older meaning ’lump’, from valka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /valk/
• Rhymes: -alk

Noun

valk c

1. a callus; hardened area of the skin
2. a roll (usually of fat)

Declension

Declension of valk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	valk	valks
	definite	valken	valkens
plural	indefinite	valkar	valkars
	definite	valkarna	valkarnas

References

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

Anagrams

• kalv