ork

See also: Ork

Danish

Noun

ork c (singular definite orken, plural indefinite orker)

  1. (fantasy, mythology) orc

Declension

Verb

ork

  1. imperative of orke

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔrk/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrk

Noun

ork m (plural orks, diminutive orkje n, feminine orkin)

  1. orc

Mòcheno

FWOTD – 8 April 2014

Etymology

From Latin Orcus (“god of the underworld”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ork/

Noun

ork ? (plural [please provide])

  1. ogre (type of brutish giant from folk tales)

References

  • Anthony R. Rowley, Liacht as de sproch: Grammatica della lingua mòchena Deutsch-Fersentalerisch, TEMI, 2003.

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbative of orka (“to have strength”), from Old Norse orka, from Proto-Germanic *wurkijaną (“to work”).

Noun

ork c (uncountable)

  1. the strength or power to do something

Anagrams

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