skarlak
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse skarlak, which came via Middle Low German [Term?] from Medieval Latin scarlatum, originally from Persian سقرلاط (saqirlāt, “a warm woollen cloth”), a variant of سقلاط (siqillāt, “scarlet cloth”), of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskaɻɭak/
Noun
skarlak n (genitive singular skarlaks, uncountable)
- scarlet
Declension
Declension of skarlak (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | skarlak | skarlakið |
accusative | skarlak | skarlakið |
dative | skarlaki | skarlakinum |
genitive | skarlaks | skarlaksins |
Old Norse
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German [Term?], from Medieval Latin scarlatum, originally from Persian سقرلاط (saqirlāt, “a warm woollen cloth”), a variant of سقلاط (siqillāt, “scarlet cloth”), of unknown origin.
Noun
skarlak n
- scarlet