eik
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch eik, from Middle Dutch eike, from Old Dutch *eik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch eike, from Old Dutch *eik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛi̯k/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: eik
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯k
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: eik
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse eik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aiːk/
Declension
Declension of eik | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | eik | eikin | eikir | eikirnar |
accusative | eik | eikina | eikir | eikirnar |
dative | eik | eikini | eikum | eikunum |
genitive | eikar | eikarinnar | eika | eikanna |
Synonyms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse eik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eiːk/
- Rhymes: -eiːk
Declension
f-s3 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | eik | eikin | eikur | eikurnar |
accusative | eik | eikina | eikur | eikurnar |
dative | eik | eikinni | eikum | eikunum |
genitive | eikar / eikur | eikarinnar / eikurinnar | eika | eikanna |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse eik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).
Synonyms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse eik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”). Akin to English oak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /æɪk/
Synonyms
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).
Descendants
References
- eik in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse eik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eɪ̯ːkʲ/ (example of pronunciation)
- Rhymes: -éɪ̯ːk