lok

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lok"

Afrikaans[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Dutch lokken, from Middle Dutch locken, from Old Dutch loccon, from Proto-Germanic *lukkōną.

Verb[edit]

lok (present lok, present participle lokkende, past participle gelok)

  1. (transitive) to lure, to bait

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch lok, from Middle Dutch locke.

Noun[edit]

lok (plural lokke, diminutive lokkie)

  1. lock of hair

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Deverbal from lokat.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lok m inan

  1. gulp, swallow of a liquid

Declension[edit]

Declension of lok (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative lok loky
genitive loku loků
dative loku lokům
accusative lok loky
vocative loku loky
locative loku locích
instrumental lokem loky

Further reading[edit]

  • lok in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • lok in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • lok in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lɔk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: lok
  • Rhymes: -ɔk
  • Homophone: Lok

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Dutch locke, from Old Dutch lock, from Frankish *lokk, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz.

Noun[edit]

lok f (plural lokken, diminutive lokje n)

  1. lock of hair
    Synonym: haarlok
  2. one curl in hair of the head, confer goldilocks
    Synonym: haarlok
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Afrikaans: lok

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch loc, from Old Dutch *loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką.

Noun[edit]

lok n (plural lokken, diminutive lokje n)

  1. (archaic) hole
    Synonyms: gat, hol, holte
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

lok

  1. inflection of lokken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams[edit]

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse lok, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“to close, shut, cover”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lok n (genitive singular loks, nominative plural lok)

  1. lid

Declension[edit]

declension of lok
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lok lokið lok lokin
accusative lok lokið lok lokin
dative loki lokinu lokum lokunum
genitive loks loksins loka lokanna

Derived terms[edit]

Judeo-Tat[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Akin to the synonymous Tat lak, Azerbaijani lək, Armenian լաք (lakʿ). See the Armenian entry for more.

Noun[edit]

lok

  1. square-shaped bed (in a garden)

Further reading[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Javanese ꦭꦸꦏ꧀ (luk), from Old Javanese eluk.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lok (Jawi spelling لوق‎)

  1. crooked (having one or more bends or angles)

Further reading[edit]

Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sicilian locu, from Latin locus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lok m (plural lokijiet)

  1. place
    Synonyms: mkien, post

Derived terms[edit]

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English lāc, from Proto-West Germanic *laik, from Proto-Germanic *laikaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɔːk(ə)/, /lɔk/, /ˈlaːk(ə)/

Noun[edit]

lok (plural lokes or lakes)

  1. A religious offering or sacrifice.

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Short form of lokomotiv

Noun[edit]

lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka or lokene)

  1. a loco (short for locomotive)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

lok

  1. imperative of loke

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Short form of lokomotiv

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka)

  1. a loco (short for locomotive)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse lok.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka)

  1. alternative form of lokk
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Locke, from Middle High German loc, from Old High German loc, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lok m inan (diminutive loczek)

  1. curl, lock
    Synonym: pukiel

Declension[edit]

Declension of lok
singular plural
nominative lok loki
genitive loku loków
dative lokowi lokom
accusative lok loki
instrumental lokiem lokami
locative loku lokach
vocative loku loki

Derived terms[edit]

noun

Further reading[edit]

  • lok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lok in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovene[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European *lenk- (“to bend”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lọ̑k m inan

  1. bow (weapon)

Inflection[edit]

 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[edit]

  • “lok”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Southwestern Dinka[edit]

Noun[edit]

lok

  1. pasture

References[edit]

  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎[1], 2005

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Short for lokomotiv

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lok n

  1. engine, loco, locomotive; The machine which pulls a train forward.

Declension[edit]

Declension of lok 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lok loket lok loken
Genitive loks lokets loks lokens

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Tok Pisin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English lock.

Noun[edit]

lok

  1. lock

Volapük[edit]

Noun[edit]

lok (nominative plural loks)

  1. mirror

Declension[edit]

declension of lok
singular plural
nominative lok loks
genitive loka lokas
dative loke lokes
accusative loki lokis
vocative 1 o lok! o loks!
predicative 2 loku lokus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compare English luck. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lok n (no plural, diminutive lokje)

  1. luck, fortune
    Synonym: gelok

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “lok”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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