lok
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Dutch lokken, from Middle Dutch locken, from Old Dutch loccon, from Proto-Germanic *lukkōną.
Verb
lok (present lok, present participle lokkende, past participle gelok)
- (transitive) to lure, to bait
Etymology 2
From Dutch lok, from Middle Dutch locke.
Noun
lok (plural lokke, diminutive lokkie)
- lock of hair
Czech
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
lok m inan
Declension
Further reading
- lok in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- lok in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- lok in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch locke, from Old Dutch lock, from Frankish *lokk, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz.
Noun
lok f (plural lokken, diminutive lokje n)
- lock of hair
- Synonym: haarlok
- one curl in hair of the head, confer goldilocks
- Synonym: haarlok
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: lok
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch loc, from Old Dutch *loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką.
Noun
lok n (plural lokken, diminutive lokje n)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
lok
- inflection of lokken:
Anagrams
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lok, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“to close, shut, cover”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lok n (genitive singular loks, nominative plural lok)
Declension
Derived terms
Judeo-Tat
Etymology
Akin to the synonymous Tat lak, Azerbaijani lək, Armenian լաք (lakʿ). See the Armenian entry for more.
Noun
lok
- square-shaped bed (in a garden)
Further reading
- Агарунов, Я., Агарунов, М. (2010) “лок”, in Большой словарь языка горских евреев джуури [Large Dictionary of the Juhuri Language of Mountain Jews] (in Russian), Baku: Абилов, Зейналов и сыновья, page 162b
Malay
Etymology
From Javanese ꦭꦸꦏ꧀ (luk), from Old Javanese eluk.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /loʔ/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /lʊʔ/
- Rhymes: -loʔ, -oʔ
Adjective
lok (Jawi spelling لوق)
- crooked (having one or more bends or angles)
Further reading
- “lok” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian locu, from Latin locus.
Pronunciation
Noun
lok m (plural lokijiet)
Derived terms
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend; turn”).
Alternative forms
Noun
Descendants
References
- “lok, n.2”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old English lāc, from Proto-West Germanic *laik, from Proto-Germanic *laikaz.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
Descendants
- English: lake (dialectal)
References
- “lōk, n.3”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Short form of lokomotiv
Noun
lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka or lokene)
- a loco (short for locomotive)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
lok
- imperative of loke
References
- “lok” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Short form of lokomotiv
Pronunciation
Noun
lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka)
- a loco (short for locomotive)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka)
- alternative form of lokk
Derived terms
References
- “lok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Locke, from Middle High German loc, from Old High German loc, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
lok m inan (diminutive loczek)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- lok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lok in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European *lenk- (“to bend”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lọ̑k m inan
- bow (weapon)
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | lók | ||
| gen. sing. | lóka | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
lók | lóka | lóki |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
lóka | lókov | lókov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
lóku | lókoma | lókom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
lók | lóka | lóke |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
lóku | lókih | lókih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
lókom | lókoma | lóki |
Further reading
- “lok”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Southwestern Dinka
Noun
lok
References
Swedish
Etymology
Short for lokomotiv
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Noun
lok n
- locomotive, engine, loco; The machine which pulls a train forward.
- Synonym: lokomotiv
- (in the capitalized definite "Loket") Leif "Loket" Olsson
Declension
| Declension of lok | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lok | loket | lok | loken |
| Genitive | loks | lokets | loks | lokens |
Related terms
See also
- manövervagn (“driving trailer; control car”)
References
- lok in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lok in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lok in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Anagrams
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
lok
Volapük
Noun
lok (nominative plural loks)
Declension
Derived terms
West Frisian
Etymology
Compare English luck. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
lok n (no plural, diminutive lokje)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “lok”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011