silke
See also: Silke, silkė, šilke, and siļķe
English
Noun
silke (countable and uncountable, plural silkes)
- Obsolete spelling of silk
Anagrams
- Kiles, Kisel, Kleis, Likes, Liske, kiles, kisel, likes, slike
Danish
Etymology
From Old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki.
Noun
silke c (singular definite silken, plural indefinite silker)
- silk
Inflection
Declension of silke
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | silke | silken | silker | silkerne |
| genitive | silkes | silkens | silkers | silkernes |
Derived terms
- silkeorm
Further reading
- “silke” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “silke” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki.
Noun
silke m (definite singular silken, indefinite plural silker, definite plural silkene)
- silk
Derived terms
- silkemyk
References
- “silke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Chinese sir and Mongolian sirgek, via an unknown Slavic language and Old Norse silki.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²sɪlkə/
Noun
silke m (definite singular silken, indefinite plural silkar, definite plural silkane)
- silk
References
- “silke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Noun
silke n
- silk
Declension
| Declension of silke | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | silke | silket | silken | silkena |
| Genitive | silkes | silkets | silkens | silkenas |
Anagrams
- Eskil, kisel, lekis, likes