skarlak

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse skarlak, which came via Middle Low German [Term?] from Medieval Latin scarlatum, probably from Arabic سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ), a variant of سِقِلّاط (siqillāṭ, “scarlet cloth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskaɻɭak/

Noun

skarlak n (genitive singular skarlaks, uncountable)

1. scarlet

Declension

Declension of skarlak (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	skarlak	skarlakið
accusative	skarlak	skarlakið
dative	skarlaki	skarlakinum
genitive	skarlaks	skarlaksins

Old Norse

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German [Term?], from Medieval Latin scarlatum, probably from Arabic سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ), a variant of سِقِلّاط (siqillāṭ, “scarlet cloth”).

Noun

skarlak n

1. scarlet