Loki

See also: loki

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Loki, where further etymology is shown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈləʊki/
• IPA^(key): /ˈloʊki/
• Homophone: low-key
• Rhymes: -əʊki

Proper noun

Loki

1. (Norse mythology) The god of fire, mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world.

Translations

god of mischief and trickery

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 洛基 (zh) (Luòjī)

• Danish: Loke
• Faroese: Loki m, Lokki m
• French: Loki (fr)
• Georgian: ლოკი (loḳi)
• Icelandic: Loki (is) m
• Japanese: ロキ (Roki)
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• Korean: 로키 (Roki)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Loke (no)

  Nynorsk: Loke

• Old Norse: Loki m
• Russian: Локи (ru) (Loki)
• Swedish: Loke (sv)

Anagrams

• Ilok, kilo, kilo-

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːcɪ/

  Rhymes: -ɔːcɪ

  Homophone: loki

Proper noun

Loki m

1. Loki (Norse god)
2. a male given name

Declension

declension of Loki

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Loki	Lokinn	Lokar	Lokarnir
accusative	Loka	Lokann	Loka	Lokana
dative	Loka	Lokanum	Lokum	Lokunum
genitive	Loka	Lokans	Loka	Lokanna

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Old Norse

Etymology

Often assumed to be a variant of Old Norse logi, from Proto-Germanic *lugô, related to Proto-Germanic *laugiz (“fire, flame, lightning”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“light; white; to shine”). Thus his name would refer to fire and lightning, but this is not linguistically sound. It is more likely related to Proto-Germanic *luką (“lock”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to turn, bend”), his name would then be connected with entanglement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlo.ki/

Proper noun

Loki m

1. Loki (Norse god)