lukt

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

lukt

1. inflection of lukken:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• lugt

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish lygte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʏxt/
• Rhymes: -ʏxt

Noun

lukt f (genitive singular luktar, nominative plural luktir)

1. lantern, lamp

Declension

declension of lukt

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lukt	luktin	luktir	luktirnar
accusative	lukt	luktina	luktir	luktirnar
dative	lukt	luktinni	luktum	luktunum
genitive	luktar	luktarinnar	lukta	luktanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lukt, from Middle Low German lucht, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Doublet of luft (“air”).

Noun

lukt f or m (definite singular lukta or lukten, indefinite plural lukter, definite plural luktene)

1. smell, odour (UK), odor (US), scent (any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume)

Derived terms

• luktesans
• luktfri

Related terms

• lukte

References

• “lukt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology 2

Verb

lukt

1. imperative of lukte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lukt, from Middle Low German lucht, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Doublet of luft (“air”).

Noun

lukt f (definite singular lukta, indefinite plural lukter, definite plural luktene)

1. smell, odour (UK), odor (US), scent (any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume)

Derived terms

• luktesans
• luktfri

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse lukt, from Middle Low German lucht, from Proto-Germanic *luftuz. Doublet of luft (“air”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

lukt c

1. smell, odor, scent (any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume)

Declension

Declension of lukt
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lukt	lukten	lukter	lukterna
Genitive	lukts	luktens	lukters	lukternas

Derived terms

• luktsinne (“sense of smell”)
• välluktande

See also

• arom (“aroma”)
• doft (“(pleasant) smell”)
• odör (“(foul) odor”)
• stank (“stench”)

References

• lukt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lukt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lukt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)