kork

From Spanish corcho, from Latin cortex (“bark, cork”).

• IPA^(key): /kɔrk/, [kʰɒːɡ̊]

kork c (singular definite korken, not used in plural form)

1. cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)

• korkeg c
• korkprop c

kork

1. indefinite accusative singular of korkur

kork m (definite singular korken, indefinite plural korker, definite plural korkene)

1. (uncountable?) cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
2. a cork (bottle stopper traditionally made of cork)

• korketrekker
• skrukork
• trafikkork

kork m (definite singular korken, indefinite plural korkar, definite plural korkane)

1. (uncountable) cork (material derived from the bark of the cork oak)
2. (countable) a cork (bottle stopper, as above)
3. (countable) blockage, congestion, jam

Historical inflection of kork indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural 1901 kork f korki korker (korkir) korkerne (korkine) 1917 kork m or f1 korken; korka, korki korkar; korker korkane; korkene 1939 kork m korken korkar korkane Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Even though either grammatical gender was allowed for, the official document shows a preference for the masculine.

• “kork” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• krok, rokk

From German Kork

kork c

1. (uncountable) cork (bark from the cork oak)

   en anslagstavla i kork

   a cork bulletin board

3. a cork (bottle stopper)

   En korkskruv används för att öppna flaskor som förseglats med kork

   A corkscrew is used to open bottles that have been sealed with a cork

5. a cap (to seal a container, usually threaded and made of plastic or metal, and not a bottle cap (kapsyl))

   Jag skruvade av korken på pet-flaskan

   I unscrewed the cap of the PET bottle

   Förr hade mjölkkartonger pip istället för kork

   In the past, milk cartons had a spout instead of a cap

Less commonly called a (skruv)kapsyl in (sense 3) – often in more technical language and/or when on a wine or beer bottle or the like.

• korka igen
• korkskruv (“corkscrew”)
• skruvkork (“screw cap”)

• → Finnish: korkki

• flaska (“bottle”)
• kapsyl (“bottle cap”)
• kartong (“carton”)
• korkek (“cork oak”)
• lock (“lid, some other caps”)

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

• krok