Information about the word elk (English → Esperanto: alko)

Synonym: moose

Part of speechcommon noun
Pronunciation/ɛlk/
Hyphenationelk
Shavian alphabet𐑧𐑤𐑒
Pluralelks, elk

Usage samples

In May of 2019, we wrote a blog about the danger young elks present to drivers in early summer.
Always pay attention to traffic signs warning about elk.
There are worries that if elk and bison cause extensive crop damage—as they do in other countries where they are present, such as the US—there will be similar clashes in Mecklenburg‐Vorpommern.
The hairs were from an elk.
Elks, common in sparsely populated Sweden, are normally shy but can become aggressive when they eat rotten apples, a favourite winter snack that can make them drunk.

Translations

Dutcheland
English (Old English)elh
Esperantoalko
Faeroeseelgur
Finnishhirvi
Frenchélan
GermanElch
Italianalce
Latinalces
Portuguesealce; grã‐besta
Russianлось
Saterland FrisianElch
Spanishalce; ante
Swedishälg