Faroese

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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skarlak n (genitive singular skarlaks, uncountable)

  1. scarlet

Declension

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n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative skarlak skarlakið
accusative skarlak skarlakið
dative skarlaki skarlakinum
genitive skarlaks skarlaksins

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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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).

Noun

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skarlak n (plural skarlak)

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German [Term?], from Medieval Latin scarlatum, probably from Arabic سِقِرْلَاط (siqirlāṭ), a variant of سِقِلّاط (siqillāṭ, scarlet cloth).

Noun

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skarlak n

  1. scarlet

Descendants

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  • Faroese: skarlak
  • Icelandic: skarlat
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: skarlak
  • Norwegian Bokmål: skarlagen
  • Swedish: scharlakan
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