Old English · pronoun
ilca
- Part of speech
- pronoun, masculine
- IPA
- /ˈil.kɑ/[ˈiɫ.kɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈil · kɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- ilksame
Meaning
-
the same
⁊ þǣre ilcan nihte wes Ēadwine[s] dohtor ācenned.
And on that same night Edwin's daughter was born.
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | ilca | ilce | ilce |
| Accusative | ilcan | ilcan | ilce |
| Genitive | ilcan | ilcan | ilcan |
| Dative | ilcan | ilcan | ilcan |
| Instrumental | ilcan | ilcan | ilcan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | ilcan | ilcan | ilcan |
| Accusative | ilcan | ilcan | ilcan |
| Genitive | ilcrailcena | ilcrailcena | ilcrailcena |
| Dative | ilcum | ilcum | ilcum |
| Instrumental | ilcum | ilcum | ilcum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ilīkaz (“the same”, literally “it/he/she -like”), a compound of *iz and *-līkaz from the noun *līką (“body”).
Descendants
ilk
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