alkas

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

• alka
• elkas

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian elks, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌷𐍃 (alhs, “temple”). The generally accepted etymology derives this from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”), but it could very well be from a non-IE substrate language.

Noun

al̃kas m (plural al̃kai) stress pattern 2

1. (holy) grove on a hill
2. (religion, paganism) pagan holy site, god, idol, or altar

Declension

Declension of al̃kas

	singular	plural
nominative	al̃kas	al̃kai
genitive	al̃ko	al̃kų
dative	al̃kui	al̃kams
accusative	al̃ką	alkùs
instrumental	alkù	al̃kais
locative	alkè	al̃kuose
vocative	al̃ke	al̃kai

Further reading

• “alkas”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026
• “alkas”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2026
• “alkas”, entry by Vykintas Vaitkevičius, in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija [Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia]
• Alka (Baltic religion) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Swedish

Noun

alkas

1. indefinite genitive singular of alka

Anagrams

• kalas, lakas, skala

Tashelhit

Alternative forms

• lkas

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *kaʔs-?

Arabic كَأْس (kaʔs)

Moroccan Arabic كاس (kās)bor.

Tashelhit alkas

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic كاس (kās), from Arabic كَأْس (kaʔs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkas/

Noun

alkas m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⵍⴽⴰⵙ, Arabic spelling آلكاس)

1. glass, cup

Inflection

Inflection of alkas

	singular	plural
free state	alkas	alkasn
annexed state	walkas	walkasn

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 A–E (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN