slurk

Danish

Etymology

From the obsolete slurke (“to slurp, swig”), probably an onomatopoeia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /slurk/, [sluɐ̯ɡ̊], [sluɐ̯ˀɡ̊]

Noun

slurk c (singular definite slurken, plural indefinite slurke)

1. gulp, swallow (amount swallowed)
2. sip (small mouthful of drink)
3. pull, swig, draught ([large] amount of liquid that is drunk in one swallow)
4. slurp (mouthful of liquid)

Inflection

Declension of slurk

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	slurk	slurken	slurke	slurkene
genitive	slurks	slurkens	slurkes	slurkenes

Swedish

Noun

slurk c

1. (somewhat colloquial) a sip or small gulp of some liquid, sucked into the mouth
2. (somewhat colloquial, by extension) a small(er) amount of some beverage

   Nu ska jag ta mig en slurk kaffe

   I'm gonna have a cup of coffee now

Declension

Declension of slurk

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	slurk	slurks
	definite	slurken	slurkens
plural	indefinite	slurkar	slurkars
	definite	slurkarna	slurkarnas

References

• slurk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• slurk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• slurk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)