*balkô
Runic: ᛒᚨᛚᚲᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑl.kɔːː/noun · masculine · an-stem
Meanings
beam, balk
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰólǵʰ-ō ~ *bʰl̥ǵʰ-n-és, from root bʰelǵʰ- (‘to swell’), related to *balgiz (‘bag’). Compare Proto-Slavic *bolzìna (‘beam, board’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | balkô | balkaniz |
| Acc. | balkanų | balkanunz |
| Gen. | balkiniz | balkanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | balkini | balkammaz |
| Inst. | balkinē | balkammiz |
| Voc. | balkô | balkaniz |
Descendants
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*balk, *balkō (Proto-West Germanic)
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*balco (Old Dutch)
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balke (Middle Dutch)
- balk (Limburgish)
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balke (Middle Dutch)
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*balco (Old Dutch)
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*balk, *balkō (Proto-West Germanic)
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*balco (Old Dutch)
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balke (Middle Dutch)
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balk (Dutch)
- balk (Afrikaans)
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balk (Dutch)
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balke (Middle Dutch)
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*balco (Old Dutch)
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*balk, *balkō (Proto-West Germanic)
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balka (Old Frisian)
- Boolke (Saterland Frisian)
- balke (West Frisian)
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balka (Old Frisian)
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*balk, *balkō (Proto-West Germanic)
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balko, balcho, palcho, balco (Old High German)
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balke (Middle High German)
- Balken (German)
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balke (Middle High German)
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balko, balcho, palcho, balco (Old High German)
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*balk, *balkō (Proto-West Germanic)
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balko (Old Saxon)
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balke (Middle Low German)
- palk (Estonian)
- Baulkjen (Plautdietsch)
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balke (Middle Low German)
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balko (Old Saxon)
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bǫlkr (Old Norse)
- balk (Danish)
- bólkur (Faroese)
- bálkur (Icelandic)
- bolk (Norwegian Bokmål)
- bolk (Norwegian Nynorsk)
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bǫlkr (Old Norse)
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balca, bealca, bælca (Old English)
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balke, bauke (Middle English)
- balk (English)
- bauk (Scots)
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balke, bauke (Middle English)
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balca, bealca, bælca (Old English)
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bǫlkr (Old Norse)
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balker, bolker (Old Swedish)
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balk (Swedish)
- palkki (Finnish)
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balk (Swedish)
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balker, bolker (Old Swedish)
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bjalki (Old Norse)
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biælke (Old Swedish)
- bjälke (Swedish)
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biælke (Old Swedish)
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bjalki (Old Norse)
- bjælke (Danish)
- bjálki (Faroese)
- bjálki (Icelandic)
- bjelke (Norwegian Bokmål)
- bjelke (Norwegian Nynorsk)