loke
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English loke, from Old English loca (“a bar, bolt; enclosure, stronghold”), from Proto-Germanic *lukô, *lukǭ (“lock, clasp, shutter, opening”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Icelandic loka (“clasp, latch, lock, bolt”). More at lock.
Noun[edit]
loke (plural lokes)
- (UK dialectal) The wicket or hatch of a door.
- (UK dialectal) A close narrow lane; a cul-de-sac.
- (UK dialectal) A private path or road.
- (UK dialectal) A small field or meadow.
References[edit]
- loke in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams[edit]
Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
loke f (indefinite plural loke, definite singular lokja, definite plural loket)
Declension[edit]
Declension of loke
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) |
definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) |
(një) loke | (disa) loke | lokja | loket | |
| accusative (kallëzore) |
(një) loke | (disa) loke | loken | loket | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) |
(një) lokeje | (disa) lokeve | lokes | lokeve | |
| dative (dhanore) |
(një) lokeje | (disa) lokeve | lokes | lokeve | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) (prej) |
(një) lokeje | (disa) lokesh | lokes | lokeve | |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “loke”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 230
Dutch[edit]
Verb[edit]
loke
- (archaic) singular past subjunctive of luiken
Anagrams[edit]
Fataluku[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A Papuan word, compare Makasae lo'e.
Verb[edit]
loke
- to open
Hawaiian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
loke
References[edit]
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
Lindu[edit]
Noun[edit]
loke
Mauritian Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
loke
- to hiccup
References[edit]
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse loka (“to let fall and hang down”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
loke (passive lokes, imperative lok, present tense loker, simple past and past participle loket or loka, present participle lokende, verbal noun loking)
- (colloquial) to lurk or wander around aimlessly
- 1996, Sverre Knudsen, Munn til munn, page 161:
- det var en ny tøffeldrøm. Jeg befant meg på toppen av en forblåst isbre og massevis av folk loka rundt meg i Helly Hansen-dresser
- it was a new slipper dream. I was on top of a windswept glacier and lots of people lurked around me in Helly Hansen suits
- 2008, Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Løp hare løp:
- vi loker rundt i gatene, i retning høyhusa
- we walk aimlessly around the streets, in the direction of the high-rise buildings
- 2016, Kyrre Andreassen, For øvrig mener jeg at Karthago bør ødelegges, page 297:
- hun hadde loka bakimellom stuegardinene mens vi holdt på ute i hagen
- she had lurked in the back between the living room curtains while we were out in the garden
- 2017, chapter 3, in Skam, season 4:
- han har friår. Bare loker rundt som vanlig
- he has a year off. Just wondering around aimlessly as usual
References[edit]
- “loke” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Anagrams[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- lokje (alternative spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse Loki. Doublet of Loke.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
loke m
- (folklore) a mythological being
- Lokje dengjer Bon’e sine.
- Loke beats his children. (when it cracks in burning wood)
Pali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Alternative forms
Noun[edit]
loke
- inflection of loka (“world”):
Seychellois Creole[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
loke
- to lock
References[edit]
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
- Seychelles Creole vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
Tetum[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A Papuan word, compare Fataluku loke.
Verb[edit]
loke
- to open
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