lúka
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Faroese
Pronunciation
Verb
lúka (third person singular past indicative leyk, third person plural past indicative luku, supine lokið)
Conjugation
| Conjugation of lúka (group v-40) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lúka | |
| supine | lokið | |
| participle (a26)1 | lúkandi | lokin |
| present | past | |
| first singular | lúki | leyk |
| second singular | lýkur | leykst |
| third singular | lýkur | leyk |
| plural | lúka | luku |
| imperative | ||
| singular | lúk! | |
| plural | lúkið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Noun
lúka f (genitive singular lúku, plural lúkur)
Declension
| Declension of lúka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lúka | lúkan | lúkur | lúkurnar |
| accusative | lúku | lúkuna | lúkur | lúkurnar |
| dative | lúku | lúkuni | lúkum | lúkunum |
| genitive | lúku | lúkunnar | lúka | lúkanna |
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
lúka f (genitive singular lúku, nominative plural lúkur)
Declension
declension of lúka
Synonyms
- (hand): hönd
- (handful): handfylli, hnefi, hnefafylli
Derived terms
Anagrams
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lūkaną.
Verb
lúka (singular past indicative lauk, plural past indicative luku, past participle lokinn)
- (transitive) to shut
- (with dative) to end, bring to an end, finish, conclude
- þá er menn hǫfðu lokit lǫgskilum at mæla
- when they had finished their pleading
- (ditransitive) to pay
- Synonym: gjalda
- (intransitive, with dative) to be at an end
- lýkr þar nú sǫgunni
- here the story ends
- dǫgunum lýkr
- the days end
- (reflexive) to be shut
Conjugation
Conjugation of lúka — active (strong class 2)
| infinitive | lúka | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | lúkandi | |
| past participle | lokinn | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | lýk | lauk |
| 2nd-person singular | lýkr | laukt |
| 3rd-person singular | lýkr | lauk |
| 1st-person plural | lúkum | lukum |
| 2nd-person plural | lúkið | lukuð |
| 3rd-person plural | lúka | luku |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | lúka | lyka |
| 2nd-person singular | lúkir | lykir |
| 3rd-person singular | lúki | lyki |
| 1st-person plural | lúkim | lykim |
| 2nd-person plural | lúkið | lykið |
| 3rd-person plural | lúki | lyki |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | lúk | |
| 1st-person plural | lúkum | |
| 2nd-person plural | lúkið | |
Conjugation of lúka — mediopassive (strong class 2)
| infinitive | lúkask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | lúkandisk | |
| past participle | lokizk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | lúkumk | lukumk |
| 2nd-person singular | lýksk | laukzk |
| 3rd-person singular | lýksk | lauksk |
| 1st-person plural | lúkumsk | lukumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | lúkizk | lukuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | lúkask | lukusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | lúkumk | lykumk |
| 2nd-person singular | lúkisk | lykisk |
| 3rd-person singular | lúkisk | lykisk |
| 1st-person plural | lúkimsk | lykimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | lúkizk | lykizk |
| 3rd-person plural | lúkisk | lykisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | lúksk | |
| 1st-person plural | lúkumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | lúkizk | |
Descendants
References
- “lúka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “lúka” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
- “ljúka” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lǫka.
Pronunciation
Noun
lúka f (genitive singular lúky, nominative plural lúky, genitive plural lúk, declension pattern of žena)
Declension
Declension of lúka
Derived terms
Further reading
- “lúka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024