wulk
Dutch
Alternative forms
- ulk
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wilc, variant of willoc.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋʏlk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: wulk
- Rhymes: -ʏlk
Noun
wulk f or m (plural wulken, diminutive wulkje n)
- true whelk, one of certain whelks (edible sea snails) of the genus Buccinum
- common whelk, Buccinum undatum
- Synonyms: karakol, kinkhoorn
Lower Sorbian
Alternative forms
- hulk (obsolete)
Etymology
wul + -k
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ulk/
Noun
wulk m
- Diminutive of wul
Declension
Declension of wulk
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wulk | wulka | wulki |
| Genitive | wulka | wulkowu | wulkow |
| Dative | wulkoju | wulkoma | wulkam |
| Accusative | wulk | wulka | wulki |
| Instrumental | wulkom | wulkoma | wulkami |
| Locative | wulku | wulkoma | wulkach |
Further reading
- Starosta, Manfred (1999), “wulk”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag