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Webster 1913 Edition

elke

{

elk

,

elke

}
,
Noun.
(Zoöl.)
The European wild or whistling swan (
Cygnus ferus
).

Definition 2024

Elke

Elke

See also: elke

German

Proper noun

Elke

  1. A female given name, a Low German and West Frisian diminutive of Adelheid; popular in the mid-twentieth century.

elke

elke

See also: Elke

English

Alternative forms

Noun

elke ‎(plural elkes)

  1. The European wild or whistling swan (Cygnus ferus).

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch elk, elke.

Determiner

elke

  1. every
    Toe ek by my skoonouers kuier, het ons elke dag gebraaide vleis geëet.
    When I stayed at my in-laws’, we had fried meat every day.

Synonyms

Related terms

Dutch

Pronunciation

Determiner

elke

  1. Inflected form of elk

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