ilk

Etymology
, from, conjectured as from , a compound of and  from the noun.

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

Adjective

 * 1)  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

 * 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,, 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 and is now part of standard English.

Translations

 * German: ,
 * Plautdietsch: Sort
 * Portuguese:

Etymology
From. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) first

Noun

 * 1) firstborn, firstling

Etymology 1
From the, from , a compound of and  from the noun.

Cognate to 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 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, from , equivalent to. Merged with Northern. More at. (compare the Dutch elk - each).

Determiner

 * 1)  each; every

Etymology
From, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) first
 * 2) pristine pertaining to the earliest state of something
 * 1) pristine pertaining to the earliest state of something
 * 1) pristine pertaining to the earliest state of something

Adverb

 * 1) first, firstly