sork
Swedish
En skogssork
Alternative forms
- surk (dialectal)
Etymology
According to Hellquist, probably related to Latin sorex and/or Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax). Compare also Russian сурок (surok).
Declension
| Declension of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) | sorken | sorkar | sorkarna |
| Genitive | sorks | sorkens | sorkars | sorkarnas |
See also
- lämmel (“lemming”)
Further reading
- sork in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sork in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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