dolk

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔlk/, [d̥ʌlɡ̊]

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly borrowed from Low German Dolk, from Middle Low German dolk, from Old Saxon *dalk, from Proto-Germanic *dalkaz (“dagger”). Cognate with Dutch dolk, German Dolch and Swedish dolk.

Noun

dolk c (singular definite dolken, plural indefinite dolke)

1. dagger (a stabbing weapon)

Declension

Declension of dolk

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dolk	dolken	dolke	dolkene
genitive	dolks	dolkens	dolkes	dolkenes

Etymology 2

See dolke (“to stab with a dagger”).

Verb

dolk

1. imperative of dolke

References

• “dolk” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dolch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔlk/

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• Hyphenation: dolk
• Rhymes: -ɔlk

Noun

dolk m (plural dolken, diminutive dolkje n)

1. A dagger, a relatively small, two-sided knife, fit as a stabbing weapon

Synonyms

• dag, dagge
• dolkmes
• ponjaard

Derived terms

• dolken
• dolkheft
• dolkmes
• dolksteek
• dolkstoot

Verb

dolk

1. inflection of dolken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From German Dolch.

Noun

dolk m (definite singular dolken, indefinite plural dolker, definite plural dolkene)

1. dagger (small knife used as a weapon)

Etymology 2

Verb

dolk

1. imperative of dolke

References

• “dolk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Dolch.

Noun

dolk m (definite singular dolken, indefinite plural dolkar, definite plural dolkane)

1. dagger (as above)

References

• “dolk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German dolk, from Old Saxon *dalk, from Proto-Germanic *dalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰalg-, *dʰalk-.

Noun

dolk c

1. dagger, small knife

Declension

Declension of dolk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dolk	dolken	dolkar	dolkarna
Genitive	dolks	dolkens	dolkars	dolkarnas

References

• dolk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dolk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dolk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)