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ark.

the ark (boat of Noah)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. the ark (boat of Noah)

    masculine
  2. paktens ark - the Ark of the Covenant

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse ǫrk (“chest”), from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚱᚲᚢ (*arku), borrowed during pre-Christian time from Latin arca (“chest, box”), from arceō (“enclose, box in”), from Proto-Italic *arkeō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erk- (“to protect, guard”).

noun
  1. a dormer

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish ark, arken, arkens, through Middle Low German or Low German arkener (“breast protection”), from Old French arquiere (“shooting range”).

noun
  1. a sheet (of paper)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Low German ark, from Latin arcus (“arc, arch”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷo- (“bow, arrow”).

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