kork
See also: Kork
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex (“bark, cork”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkork c (singular definite korken, not used in plural form)
- cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
Derived terms
editIcelandic
editNoun
editkork
Norwegian Bokmål
editNoun
editkork m (definite singular korken, indefinite plural korker, definite plural korkene)
- (uncountable?) cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
- a cork (bottle stopper traditionally made of cork)
Derived terms
editNorwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editkork m (definite singular korken, indefinite plural korkar, definite plural korkane)
- (uncountable) cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
- (countable) a cork (bottle stopper, as above)
- (countable) blockage, congestion, jam
Inflection
editHistorical inflection of kork
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Even though either grammatical gender was allowed for, the official document shows a preference for the masculine. |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “kork” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
editSwedish
editEtymology
editNoun
editkork c
- (uncountable) cork (bark from the cork oak)
- en anslagstavla i kork
- a cork bulletin board
- a cork (bottle stopper)
- En korkskruv används för att öppna flaskor som förseglats med kork
- A corkscrew is used to open bottles that have been sealed with a cork
- a cap (to seal a container, usually threaded and made of plastic or metal, and not a bottle cap (kapsyl))
- Jag skruvade av korken på pet-flaskan
- I unscrewed the cap of the PET bottle
- Förr hade mjölkkartonger pip istället för kork
- In the past, milk cartons had a spout instead of a cap
Usage notes
editLess commonly called a (skruv)kapsyl in (sense 3) – often in more technical language and/or when on a wine or beer bottle or the like.
Declension
editDeclension of kork
Derived terms
edit- korka igen
- korkskruv (“corkscrew”)
- skruvkork (“screw cap”)
Descendants
edit- → Finnish: korkki
See also
edit- flaska (“bottle”)
- kapsyl (“bottle cap”)
- kartong (“carton”)
- korkek (“cork oak”)
- lock (“lid, some other caps”)
References
edit- kork in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- kork in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- kork in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
editTurkish
editVerb
editkork
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