vlerk

Afrikaans edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /flɛrk/
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Noun edit

vlerk (plural vlerke)

wing

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch vlerc, from Proto-West Germanic *feþerik, *feþerak (“wing”), from *feþru (“feather”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /vlɛrk/
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Hyphenation: vlerk
Rhymes: -ɛrk

Noun edit

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

Synonyms edit

(wing): vleugel

Descendants edit

Afrikaans: vlerk
Negerhollands: vlerk

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