tolk

See also: tõlk

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˢʌlˀɡ̊]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse tulkr, from Middle Low German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ. This word has also been borrowed to Icelandic túlkur, Norwegian tolk, Swedish tolk, and Dutch tolk.

Noun

tolk c (singular definite tolken, plural indefinite tolke)

1. interpreter

Inflection

Declension of tolk

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tolk	tolken	tolke	tolkene
genitive	tolks	tolkens	tolkes	tolkenes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tolk

1. imperative of tolke

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔlk/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: tolk
• Rhymes: -ɔlk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch tolic, from Middle High German tolk, from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), толкъ (tolkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

Noun

tolk m (plural tolken, diminutive tolkje n)

1. an interpreter, one who translates/interprets speech in another language and vice versa
2. any content interpreter, who explains
3. (figuratively) a spokesperson

Synonyms

• tolker
• vertaler

Derived terms

• Christentolk
• doventolk
• gebarentolk
• geheimnistolk
• hemeltolk
• tekentolk
• tolk-ambtenaar
• tolkdienst
• tolken
• tolkencollege
• tolkendienst
• tolkenreglement
• vertolken
• waarheidstolk
• woordentolk

Descendants

• Afrikaans: tolk
  • → Fanagalo: tolik (or via Zulu)
• → Caribbean Hindustani: tolak
• → Caribbean Javanese: toleg
• → Malay: تولوق (tolok)
  • > Indonesian: tolok (inherited)

Etymology 2

From tol (“spinning top”).

Alternative forms

• tullik

Noun

tolk m (plural tolken, diminutive tolkje n)

1. (obsolete) a sailors' term for a (folding) rule to measure bolt holes

Anagrams

• lokt

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Via Middle Low German tolk and Old Norse tulkr from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

Noun

tolk m (definite singular tolken, indefinite plural tolker, definite plural tolkene)

1. an interpreter

Related terms

• tolke
• tolkning

References

• “tolk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology 2

Verb

tolk

1. imperative of tolke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Via Middle Low German tolk and Old Norse tulkr from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

Noun

tolk m (definite singular tolken, indefinite plural tolkar, definite plural tolkane)

1. an interpreter

Related terms

• tolke

References

• “tolk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Ultimately from Old East Slavic тълкъ (tŭlkŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъlkъ.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

tolk c

1. an interpreter (person who (verbally, immediately) translates)
2. (computing) an interpreter

   Synonyms: programtolk, interpretator

Declension

Declension of tolk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	tolk	tolks
	definite	tolken	tolkens
plural	indefinite	tolkar	tolkars
	definite	tolkarna	tolkarnas

Related terms

• tolka
• tolkning

References

• “tolk”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “tolk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “tolk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• IDG:s ordlista

Anagrams

• klot