vlerk

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch vlerk, from Middle Dutch vlerc. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flɛrk/

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Noun

vlerk (plural vlerke)

1. wing

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch vlerc, vlederic, from Old Dutch fetherak, from Proto-West Germanic *feþerak (“wing”), from *feþru (“feather”). The -l- visible from Middle Dutch onward likely arose through the influence of words such as vlueghel/vloghel (“wing”), vliegen (“to fly”), vleder (“wing”). Cognates include Old High German federah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vlɛrk/

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• Hyphenation: vlerk
• Rhymes: -ɛrk

Noun

vlerk m or f (plural vlerken, diminutive vlerkje n)

1. wing

   Synonym: vleugel

2. scoundrel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: vlerk
• Negerhollands: vlerk