English Explanatory Dictionary

auk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ɔːk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-auk.wav /ɔk/ /ɑk/

Word forms

auk auks awk alk

Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

alcid

Derived words

auklet great auk lesser auk little auk parakeet auk paroquet auk perroquet auk razor-billed auk
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