Complete Definition of "ark"

see|Ark
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/��(r)k/
rhymes|��(r)k
Homophone: arc

Etymology
From OE. ærc, from L. arca "chest (container)".

Noun
en-noun

  1. Judaism|Christianity|Islam The ship built by Noah to save his family and a collection of animals from the deluge.
  2. figurative Something affording protection or safety.
  3. A spacious type of boat with a flat bottom.
  4. Judaism A consecrated container.

Translations
Noah's ship
Czech: archa f
French: arche f

consecrated container
French: arche f


Norwegian

Noun
no-noun-n1|ark

  1. paper
  2. the boat of Noah

Synonyms
papir


Swedish

Pronunciation
audio|Sv-ark.ogg|audio

Noun
ark

  1. the boat of Noah;
  2. a similar boat to Noah's

Conjugation
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| bgcolor#FFFFF0 colspan5 align=center | Common
|-
|- bgcolor#FFFFF0 aligncenter
! rowspan=2 |
| colspan2 width105 | Singular
| colspan=2 | Plural
|- bgcolor#FFFFF0 aligncenter
| width=105 | Indefinite
| width=105 | Definite
| width=105 | Indefinite
| width=105 | Definite
|- align=center
| width105 bgcolor#FFFFF0 | Nominative
| ark
| arken
| arkar
| arkarna
|- align=center
| width105 bgcolor#FFFFF0 | Genitive
| arks
| arkens
| arkars
| arkarnas
|}

Noun
ark

  1. a sheet of paper

Conjugation
{| border1 cellspacing0
| bgcolor#FFFFF0 colspan5 align=center | Neuter
|-
|- bgcolor#FFFFF0 aligncenter
! rowspan=2 |
| colspan2 width105 | Singular
| colspan=2 | Plural
|- bgcolor#FFFFF0 aligncenter
| width=105 | Indefinite
| width=105 | Definite
| width=105 | Indefinite
| width=105 | Definite
|- align=center
| width105 bgcolor#FFFFF0 | Nominative
| ark
| arket
| ark
| arken
|- align=center
| width105 bgcolor#FFFFF0 | Genitive
| arks
| arkets
| arks
| arkens
|}

Synonyms
papper
blad

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