German

Proper noun

Falk m ‎(genitive Falks)

1. A male given name
2. A surname​.

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German valke, falke, from Old Saxon falko, from Proto-Germanic *falkô. More at falcon.

Noun

Falk m (plural Falken)

1. falcon (bird)

English

Alternative forms

• falc
• faik

Noun

falk ‎(plural falks)

1. (Britain, dialect) The razorbill.

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /falk/, [falˀɡ̊]

Noun

falk c (singular definite falken, plural indefinite falke)

1. falcon (bird of the genus Falco)

Inflection

External links

• falk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German valk, via Old Norse falkr; compare with German Falke

Noun

falk m ‎(definite singular falken, indefinite plural falker, definite plural falkene)

1. a falcon (bird of the genus Falco)

References

• “falk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German valk, via Old Norse falkr; compare with German Falke

Noun

falk m ‎(definite singular falken, indefinite plural falkar, definite plural falkane)

1. a falcon (as above)

References

• “falk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

falk

Etymology

From Old Norse falki, from Middle Low German valke, falke, from Old Saxon falko, from Proto-Germanic *falkô. Compare German Falke, English falcon.

Pronunciation

Noun

falk c

1. falcon (bird of the genus Falco)

Declension

Compounds

• pilgrimsfalk