auk

Meaning

Any of several species of Arctic sea birds of the family Alcidae.

Synonyms

razorbill

dodo

🦤

penguin

🐧

razor-billed auk

razor-bill

Razorbill

Translations

pingouin

alca

alk

Alk

petit pingouin

alca

pingüino

🐧

alca

alcidae

alcinés

pinguino

🐧

gazza marina

Alca

Alcidae

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔːk/

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish: alka

Cognate with Norwegian: -

Cognate with Danish: alke

Cognate with Swedish: -

Cognate with Latin: olor

Cognate with Ancient Greek: ἐλέα

Cognate with Welsh: alarch

In summary

From Icelandic álka, from Old Norse alka (“auk”), from Proto-Germanic *alkǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁el- (“a kind of bird”). Cognate with Swedish alka (“auk”), Norwegian and Danish alke (“auk”), Swedish dialectal alla (“long-tailed duck”) (Clangula hyemalis, syn. Fuligula glacialis), Latin olor (“swan”), Ancient Greek ἐλέα (eléa, “marsh-bird”), Welsh alarch (“swan”).