sork
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Swedish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
According to Hellquist, probably related to Latin sorex and/or Ancient Greek ὕραξ (húrax). Compare also Russian сурок (surok).
Noun[edit]
sork c
- any of various rodents in the taxonomic subfamily Arvicolinae.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of sork | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | sork | sorken | sorkar | sorkarna |
| Genitive | sorks | sorkens | sorkars | sorkarnas |
See also[edit]
- lämmel (“lemming”)
Further reading[edit]
- sork in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sork in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)