barki
See also: bárki
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse barki, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bore, pierce”), akin to Armenian բերան (beran, “mouth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaɹ̥t͡ʃɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɹ̥t͡ʃɪ
Noun
barki m (genitive singular barka, plural barkar)
- (anatomy) trachea, windpipe
Declension
| Declension of barki | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | barki | barkin | barkar | barkarnir |
| accusative | barka | barkan | barkar | barkarnar |
| dative | barka | barkanum | barkum | barkunum |
| genitive | barka | barkans | barka | barkanna |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- barkabruni
- barkahosti
- barkahøvd
- barkaknetti
- barkaknolli
- barkaknøttur
- barkakulla
- barkakýli
- barkaljóð
- barkalok
- barkatak
Anagrams
- bikar
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse barki, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bore, pierce”), akin to Armenian բերան (beran, “mouth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpar̥cɪ/
- Rhymes: -ar̥cɪ
Noun
barki m (genitive singular barka, nominative plural barkar)
- (anatomy) trachea, windpipe
- a hose (flexible pipe) with rings, e.g. a the hose on a vacuum cleaner or a corrugated conduit for electrical wires
Declension
declension of barki
| m-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | barki | barkinn | barkar | barkarnir |
| accusative | barka | barkann | barka | barkana |
| dative | barka | barkanum | börkum | börkunum |
| genitive | barka | barkans | barka | barkanna |
Derived terms
- barkakýli
- barkalok
References
- “barki (1)” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Anagrams
- bikar
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bore, pierce”), akin to Old Armenian բերան (beran, “mouth”).
Noun
barki m
- windpipe, weasand
Declension
Declension of barki (weak an-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | barki | barkinn | barkar | barkarnir |
| accusative | barka | barkann | barka | barkana |
| dative | barka | barkanum | bǫrkum | bǫrkunum |
| genitive | barka | barkans | barka | barkanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: barki
- Faroese: barki
- Norwegian: barke
References
- “barki”, 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
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbar.ki/
- Rhymes: -arki
- Syllabification: bar‧ki
Noun
barki m inan
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of bark
Noun
barki m inan
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of barek
Noun
barki f
- inflection of barka:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Sranan Tongo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbarki/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch balk.
Noun
barki
- beam, rafter, bolt
- 1936, Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore, New York: Columbia University Press, page 470:
- Luku 'a sprɛ̨ŋki na yu fesi, ma no luku na barki na yu birmą ai̯.
- Look at the mote on your face, but don't look at the beam in your neighbour's eye.
-
Derived terms
- ingibarki
- grasbarki
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Dutch bark or English barque.
Noun
barki
- boat, barque
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English bargain.[1] Cognate with Saramaccan báíki.
Noun
barki
- conspiracy, plot, agreement, scheme
- 1936, Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore, New York: Columbia University Press, page 186:
- Dagu nąŋga Tigri bɛn meki barki fō nyąm Krabita.
- Dog and Tiger had made a bargain to eat Goat.
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Etymology 4
Borrowed from Dutch bankie.
Noun
barki
- (before 1865, obsolete) 100 Dutch guilders
- (1865 to 2004, obsolete) 100 Surinamese guilders
- (after 2004) 100 Surinamese dollars
Descendants
- → Dutch: barkie
References
- Norval Smith (2008), “The origin of the Portuguese words in Saramaccan: Implications for sociohistory”, in Susanne Michaelis, editor, Roots of Creole Structures: Weighing the contribution of substrates and superstrates, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 159