*dalkaz
Runic: ᛞᚨᛚᚲᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈdɑl.kɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
- pin, needle
- the tongue of a buckle; clasp
- knife
Etymology
From pre-Germanic *dʰolg-o-s, possibly from an o-grade form of Proto-Indo-European root *dʰelg- / *dʰelk- (‘to stick, prick, stab’). Cognate with Lithuanian dilgėlė (‘nettle) (‘nettle), Latin falx (‘sickle, scythe’), Old Irish delg (‘spine, needle’). Possibly also related to Lithuanian dalgis (‘scythe’), Proto-Slavic *dolga (‘splint’), Catalan dalla (‘scythe’) and Proto-Germanic *talgijaną (“to carve”), from a proposed origin in PIE *delgʰ- / *dolgʰ- (‘to split, cut, prune’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | dalkaz | dalkōz, dalkōs |
| Acc. | dalką | dalkanz |
| Gen. | dalkas, dalkis | dalkǫ̂ |
| Dat. | dalkai | dalkamaz |
| Inst. | dalkō | dalkamiz |
| Voc. | dalk | dalkōz, dalkōs |
Descendants
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*dalk, *dolk (Proto-West Germanic)
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dalc, dolc (Old English)
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dalk, dalke (Middle English)
- dalk, dawk (English)
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dalk, dalke (Middle English)
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dalc, dolc (Old English)
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dálkr (Old Norse)
- dolkur (Faroese)
- dálkur (Icelandic)