laks

See also: läks and lǟks

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lax (“salmon”), from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *laks- (“salmon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laks/, [lɑɡ̊s]

Noun

laks c (singular definite laksen, plural indefinite laks)

1. salmon

Inflection

Declension of laks

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	laks	laksen	laks	laksene
genitive	laks'	laksens	laks'	laksenes

References

• “laks” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From earlier lax, probably borrowed from Latin laxus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑks/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑks

Adjective

laks (comparative lakser, superlative meest laks or lakst)

1. lax (lacking care, negligent)
2. lax (not strict)

Declension

Declension of laks
uninflected	laks
inflected	lakse
comparative	lakser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		laks	lakser	het lakst het lakste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	lakse	laksere	lakste
	n. sing.	laks	lakser	lakste
	plural	lakse	laksere	lakste
definite		lakse	laksere	lakste
partitive		laks	laksers	—

Derived terms

• laksheid

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “laks”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse lax (“salmon”), from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *laks- (“salmon”).

Noun

laks m

1. salmon

Inflection

Declension of laks

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	laks	laksn	lakser	laksär
accusative	laks	laksn	laksa	laksą
dative	lakse	laksem	laksum	laksum(e)
genitive	—	—	—	—

Icelandic

Noun

laks

1. indefinite genitive singular of lak

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse lax (“salmon”), from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *laks- (“salmon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑks/
• Rhymes: -ɑks

Noun

laks m (definite singular laksen, indefinite plural lakser, definite plural laksene)

1. salmon

Derived terms

• lakseelv
• røkelaks

References

• “laks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lax (“salmon”), from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *laks- (“salmon”).

Noun

laks m (definite singular laksen, indefinite plural laksar, definite plural laksane)

1. salmon

Derived terms

• lakseelv

References

• “laks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Adjective

laks

1. positive degree strong masculine/neuter genitive singular of lakr

See also

• lax

Tocharian B

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *laḱs- (“salmon, trout”). Cognate with Tocharian A läks (“fish”), Old East Slavic лосось (lososĭ, “salmon”), Old English leax (“salmon”) and Lithuanian lašiša (“salmon”).

Noun

laks

1. fish

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lakso.

Noun

laks

1. valley
2. ravine, gorge

Declension

Inflection of laks (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	laks
genitive sing.	lakson
partitive sing.	laksod
partitive plur.	laksoid
	singular	plural
nominative	laks	laksod
accusative	lakson	laksod
genitive	lakson	laksoiden
partitive	laksod	laksoid
essive-instructive	lakson	laksoin
translative	laksoks	laksoikš
inessive	laksos	laksoiš
elative	laksospäi	laksoišpäi
illative	laksho laksoho	laksoihe
adessive	laksol	laksoil
ablative	laksolpäi	laksoilpäi
allative	laksole	laksoile
abessive	laksota	laksoita
comitative	laksonke	laksoidenke
prolative	laksodme	laksoidme
approximative I	laksonno	laksoidenno
approximative II	laksonnoks	laksoidennoks
egressive	laksonnopäi	laksoidennopäi
terminative I	lakshosai laksohosai	laksoihesai
terminative II	laksolesai	laksoilesai
terminative III	laksossai	—
additive I	lakshopäi laksohopäi	laksoihepäi
additive II	laksolepäi	laksoilepäi