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ilk

English

Alternative forms

• ilke

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ilke, from Old English ilca, conjectured as from Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz, a compound of *iz and *-līkaz from the noun *līką (“body”).

The sense of “type”, “kind” is from the application of the phrase of that ilk to families: the word thus came to mean family.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪlk/
• Rhymes: -ɪlk

Adjective

ilk (not comparable)

1. (Scotland and Northern England) Very; same.

Usage notes

Used following a person’s name to show that he lives in a place of the same name, eg Johnstone of that ilk means Johnstone of Johnstone.

Noun

ilk (plural ilks)

1. A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

Usage notes

• In modern use, ilk is used in phrases such as of his ilk, of that ilk, to mean ‘type’ or ‘sort.’ It often – though not necessarily – has negative connotations. The use arose out of a misunderstanding of the earlier, Scottish use in the phrase of that ilk, in which it means ‘of the same name or place.’ For this reason, some traditionalists regard the modern use as incorrect. It is, however, the only common current use.

Synonyms

• kind
• likes
• sort
• type

Derived terms

• of that ilk
• thilk

Translations

References

• Elizabeth J. Jewell, Frank Abate, Erin McKean, editors (2005), “ilk”, in The New Oxford American Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “ilk”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Kil

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *il(i)k (“before; early; first”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰃𐰠𐰚 (ilk, “first”), Karakhanid اِلْكْ (ilk, “first, firstly”), Turkish ilk, Chuvash ӗлӗк (ĕlĕk, “before, in old times; ago”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ilk]

Adjective

ilk (comparative daha ilk, superlative ən ilk)

1. first

   ilk sevgi/məhəbbət ― first love

Noun

ilk (definite accusative ilki, plural ilklər)

1. firstborn, firstling

Declension

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪɫkʰ]

Verb

i̇̀lk

1. second-person singular imperative of ilgti

Middle English

Determiner

ilk

1. (Northern) alternative form of ech

Pronoun

ilk

1. (Northern) alternative form of ech

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ilk m (definite singular ilken, indefinite plural ilkar, definite plural ilkane)

1. alternative form of ilke

Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪlk/

Etymology 1

From the Old English īlca, from Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz, a compound of *iz and *-līkaz from the noun *līką (“body”).

Cognate to English ilk.

Adjective

ilk (not comparable)

1. The same.

Usage notes

• Used following a person’s name to show that he lives in a place of the same name, eg Johnstone of that ilk means Johnstone of Johnstone.

Etymology 2

From Middle English ilk, from Old English ġehwylc (“each, every”), equivalent to y- +‎ which. Merged with Northern Old English ylc (“each”). More at each. (compare the Dutch elk - each).

Determiner

ilk

1. (archaic, of two or more) each; every

Synonyms

• ilka

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish الك (ilk, “first, firstly, in the first place”), from Proto-Turkic *ilk (“first”). Cognate of Old Turkic 𐰃𐰠𐰚 (ilk, “first”), Karakhanid اِلْكْ (ilk, “first, firstly”), and Bashkir элек (elek, “before, earlier, ago”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ilc/

Adjective

ilk

1. first

   Synonyms: birinci, baştaki

   Antonyms: son, sonuncu

2. pristine (pertaining to the earliest state of something)

Usage notes

• ilk is different from birinci in the sense that it refers something that is the first of its kind or where things that come after the first one are not relevant. birinci implies the existence of a relevant order of things.

Adverb

ilk

1. first, firstly

   Synonyms: önce, ilkin