KilmėCognate with Latvian elks, Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌷𐍃 (alhs, “temple”). The generally accepted etymology derives this from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”), but it could very well be from a non-IE substrate language.
- grove on a hill
- pagan holy site, god, idol, or altar
Formosal̃kas(canonical, masculine, stress-pattern-2) · al̃kai(plural) · al̃kas(nominative, singular) · al̃kai(nominative, plural) · al̃ko(genitive, singular) · al̃kų(genitive, plural) · al̃kui(dative, singular) · al̃kams(dative, plural) · al̃ką(accusative, singular) · alkùs(accusative, plural) · alkù(instrumental, singular) · al̃kais(instrumental, plural) · alkè(locative, singular) · al̃kuose(locative, plural) · al̃ke(singular, vocative) · al̃kai(plural, vocative) · alka(alternative) · elkas(alternative)
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