hauk
Icelandic
Noun
hauk
- indefinite accusative singular of haukur
- indefinite dative singular of haukur
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hafek, havek, havk, hawk, hawke
- hafvek, hævek, heavek, hevek (early)
Etymology
From Old English hafoc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hau̯k/, /ˈhavək/, /hafk/
Noun
hauk (plural haukes or haveken)
- hawk (A bird of the family Accipitridae)
- falcon (A bird of the genus Falco)
Related terms
- goshauk
- sparhauk
Descendants
- English: hawk
- Sranan Tongo: aka
- Scots: hawk
References
- “hauk, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-11.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Norwegian Nynorsk hauk, from Old Norse haukr (“one who grips, catches”), from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”). Replaced older høk, from Danish høg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hæʉk/
Noun
hauk m (definite singular hauken, indefinite plural hauker, definite plural haukene)
- a hawk
- Ser du haukene på himmelen?
- Can you see the hawks in the sky?
Derived terms
- tverrhalehauk
References
- “hauk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- høk (dialectal, Østerdalsmål)
Etymology
From Old Norse haukr (“one who grips, catches”), from Proto-Germanic *habukaz, probably ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂p- (“seize”). Akin to English hawk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hœʊːk/
Noun
hauk m (definite singular hauken, indefinite plural haukar, definite plural haukane)
- a hawk
- Ser du haukane på himmelen?
- Can you see the hawks in the sky?
Derived terms
- tverrhalehauk
References
- “hauk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Noun
hauk
- accusative singular of haukr
Volapük
Noun
hauk (nominative plural hauks)
- hawk
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hauk | hauks |
| genitive | hauka | haukas |
| dative | hauke | haukes |
| accusative | hauki | haukis |
| vocative 1 | o hauk! | o hauks! |
| predicative 2 | hauku | haukus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Westrobothnian
Alternative forms
- höuk, häuk, heok
Etymology
From Old Norse haukr, from Proto-Germanic *habukaz.
Noun
hauk m
- Hawk.
Usage notes
In some varieties the term späning or spänning is preferred, with hauk only in compounds.
Derived terms
- Höukmark
- kårnmatahauk
- sparrhauk