skarlak
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse skarlak, which came via Middle Low German [Term?] from Medieval Latin scarlatum, probably from Arabic سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ), a variant of سِقِلّاط (siqillāṭ, “scarlet cloth”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskaɻɭak/
Declension
| Declension of skarlak (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n3s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | skarlak | skarlakið |
| accusative | skarlak | skarlakið |
| dative | skarlaki | skarlakinum |
| genitive | skarlaks | skarlaksins |
Old Norse
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German [Term?], from Medieval Latin scarlatum, probably from Arabic سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ), a variant of سِقِلّاط (siqillāṭ, “scarlet cloth”).
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