elk

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (Commonwealth, Europe) Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
2. (Canada, US) Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).
3. (British, India) Any of various large species of deer such as the red deer, moose or wapiti (see usage notes).

Sinonieme

moose

🫎

wapiti

red deer

American elk

moose

🫎

European elk

deer

🦌

Cervus elaphus canadensis

Alces alces

Cervus elaphus

wapiti elk

North American elk

antelope

moose doe

fawn

venison

gaselle

shou

hangul

maral

Alces

tule elk

wapita

Vertalings

élan

Elch

🫎

alce

eland

alce

Cervus

alce

Alces alces

alces

موظ

🫎

orignal

🫎

ant

άλκη

wapiti

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɛlk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: elk

Geërf van Old English: eolc

Verwante met Nederduits: Elk

Verwante met Duits: Elch

Verwante met Deens: elg

Verwante met Noors: elg

Verwante met Sweeds: älg

Verwante met Pools: łoś

Verwante met Russies: лось

Verwante met Duits: Elen

Verwante met Tokharian A: yäl

Verwante met Tokharian B: ylem

Verwante met Litaus: élnis

Verwante met Armeens: եղնիկ

In summary

From Middle English elk, from Old English eolc, eolh (“elk”), from Proto-West Germanic *elh, from Proto-Germanic *elhaz, *algiz (“elk”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁élḱis, *h₁ólḱis, variant of *h₁elh₁én, from *h₁el- (“deer”).
See also Low German Elk, German Elch, Danish elg, Norwegian elg, Swedish älg; also Polish łoś, Russian лось (losʹ), Vedic Sanskrit ऋश्य (ṛ́śya, “antelope”); also German Elen, Tocharian A yäl, Tocharian B ylem (“gazelle”), Lithuanian élnis (“stag”), Armenian եղնիկ (eġnik, “doe, hind”). Doublet of Elhaz.