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erk

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See also: Erk and ərk

English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Claimed to be a respelling of the abbreviation airc for aircraftsman;[1] or else from irk.[2]

Noun

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erk (plural erks)

  1. (British, slang) A member of the groundcrew in the RAF.
    • 2004, Andrea Levy, chapter 9, in Small Island[1], London: Review, page 345:
      But I wasn’t accepted for flying duty—eyesight failed me. Neither was Frank, which, I’m ashamed to say, I found a relief. We were both channelled as aircrafthands, known to everyone as erks.

References

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  1. ^ Eric Partridge (1970) A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English [], 7th edition, New York: Macmillan, page 1123
  2. ^ Eric Partridge (1937) A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English [], London: Macmillan, page 258

Etymology 2

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Interjection

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erk

  1. (colloquial) An expression of trepidation; eek.
  2. (Australia, colloquial) An expression of revulsion or disgust; yuck.
    • 1959, D'Arcy Niland, The Big Smoke, page 43:
      ‘Gawd, erk!’ She recoiled and turned away.
    • 1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, page 29:
      Erk! What’s that big ugly growth you’ve got?’
Derived terms
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Anagrams

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *herkkä. Cognate to Finnish herkkä (delicate, sensitive), Livonian erk (lively), and Votic herkkõ (gentle). See also ere.

Adjective

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erk (genitive ergu, partitive erku, comparative ergum, superlative kõige ergum) or
erk (genitive erga, partitive erka, comparative ergam, superlative kõige ergam)

  1. lively, energetic, vivacious
  2. snappy, alert, sharp, ready to react
  3. bright, vivid, intense

Declension

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Declension of erk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative erk ergud
accusative nom.
gen. ergu
genitive erkude
partitive erku erke
erkusid
illative erku
ergusse
erkudesse
ergesse
inessive ergus erkudes
erges
elative ergust erkudest
ergest
allative ergule erkudele
ergele
adessive ergul erkudel
ergel
ablative ergult erkudelt
ergelt
translative erguks erkudeks
ergeks
terminative erguni erkudeni
essive erguna erkudena
abessive erguta erkudeta
comitative erguga erkudega
Declension of erk (ÕS type 22e/riik, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative erk ergad
accusative nom.
gen. erga
genitive erkade
partitive erka erke
erkasid
illative erka
ergasse
erkadesse
ergesse
inessive ergas erkades
erges
elative ergast erkadest
ergest
allative ergale erkadele
ergele
adessive ergal erkadel
ergel
ablative ergalt erkadelt
ergelt
translative ergaks erkadeks
ergeks
terminative ergani erkadeni
essive ergana erkadena
abessive ergata erkadeta
comitative ergaga erkadega

Tocharian B

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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erk ?

  1. (anatomy) testicle

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “erk”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *erk.

Noun

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erk (definite accusative erki, plural erkler)

  1. ability to have a say in (power to influence)
  2. penetration
  3. The authority or ability of an individual, a society, to dominate, oppress and control other individuals, groups, or societies, interfere with their freedoms, and force them to behave in certain ways. (Exact official meaning in TDK)

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative erk
Definite accusative erki
Singular Plural
Nominative erk erkler
Definite accusative erki erkleri
Dative erke erklere
Locative erkte erklerde
Ablative erkten erklerden
Genitive erkin erklerin

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Uyghur

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Other scripts
Perso-Arabic ئەرك
Latin erk
Cyrillic әрк

Noun

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erk

  1. Latin spelling of ئەرك (erk, freedom, liberty)

Uzbek

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Noun

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erk (plural erklar)

  1. freedom; liberty