lot

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See also: Lot, lọt, and łot.

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-Germanic *hlutą. Cognate with North Frisian lod, Saterland Frisian Lot, West Frisian lot, Dutch lot, French lot, German Low German Lott, Middle High German luz. Doublet of lotto. Related also to German Los.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lot (plural lots)

Lot, noun definition 5
  1. A large quantity or number; a great deal.
    Synonyms: load, mass, pile
    to spend a lot of money
    lots of people think so
    • 1877, William Black, Green Pastures and Piccadilly, volume 2, page 4:
      He wrote to her […] he might be detained in London by a lot of business.
    • 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 3, in Mr. Pratt's Patients, page 52:
      I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out.
  2. A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
    Synonyms: batch, collection, group, set
    a lot of stationery
  3. One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
  4. (informal) A number of people taken collectively.
    Synonyms: crowd, gang, group
    a sorry lot
    a bad lot
  5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
    Synonyms: allotment, parcel, plot
    a building lot in a city
    • 1820, James Kent, William Johnson, editor, Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of Chancery of New-York‎[1], volume 5:
      The defendants leased a house and lot, in the City of New-York
  6. That which happens without human design or forethought.
    Synonyms: chance, accident, destiny, fate, fortune
  7. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
    to cast lots
    to draw lots
  8. The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
  9. A prize in a lottery.
    Synonym: prize
  10. Allotment; lottery.
    • 1990: Donald Kagan, Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy, chapter 2: “Politician”, page 40 (Guild Publishing; CN 2239)
      Archons served only for one year and, since 487/6, they were chosen by lot. Generals, on the other hand, were chosen by direct election and could be reelected without limit.
  11. (definite, the lot) All members of a set; everything.
    The table was loaded with food, but by evening there was nothing but crumbs; we had eaten the lot.
    If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.
  12. (historical) An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.

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Translations[edit]

large quantity or number — see a lot

Verb[edit]

lot (third-person singular simple present lots, present participle lotting, simple past and past participle lotted)

  1. (transitive, dated) To allot; to sort; to apportion.
  2. (US, informal, dated) To count or reckon (on or upon).

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *lā(i)ta, and adjective in *-to-, from Proto-Indo-European *lēy- (“to pour”).[1]

Noun[edit]

lot m (indefinite plural lot, definite singular loti, definite plural lotët)

  1. tear (from the eye)
    Gjak, djersë dhe lot — Blood, sweat and tears

Declension[edit]

declension of lot
indefinite forms
(trajta të pashquara) 		definite forms
(trajta të shquara)
singular
(numri njëjës) 		plural
(numri shumës) 		singular
(numri njëjës) 		plural
(numri shumës)
nominative
(emërore) 		lot lotë loti lotët
accusative
(kallëzore) 		lot lotë lotin lotët
genitive
(gjinore)
(i/e/të/së) 		loti lotëve lotit lotëvet
dative
(dhanore) 		loti lotëve lotit lotëvet
ablative
(rrjedhore) 		loti lotësh lotit lotëvet

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “lot”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 231

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch lot. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lot n (plural loten, diminutive lootje n)

  1. destiny, fate, lot
  2. lottery ticket
  3. (archaic) lot, allotment (that which has been apportioned to a party)

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Negerhollands: loot, lot
  • → Indonesian: lot
  • → Papiamentu: lòt, lot

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French lot, from Old French loz, los, from Frankish *lot, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą. Cognate with English lot.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lot m (plural lots)

  1. share (of inheritance)
  2. plot (of land)
  3. batch (of goods for sale)
  4. lot (at auction)
  5. prize (in lottery)
  6. lot, fate
  7. (slang) babe

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Further reading[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch lot, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɔt]
  • Hyphenation: lot

Noun[edit]

lot (first-person possessive lotku, second-person possessive lotmu, third-person possessive lotnya)

  1. lot,
    1. (manufacturing) a separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
    2. (colloquial) lottery
      Synonyms: lotre, undian
    3. (finance) allotment

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Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Frankish *lot, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.

Noun[edit]

lot m (plural lots)

  1. (Guernsey) lot (at auction)

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Noun[edit]

lot ?

  1. jump

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Verb[edit]

lot

  1. simple past of la (Etymology 1)
  2. simple past of late

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Compare Czech let and Russian полёт (poljót).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lot m inan

  1. flight

Declension[edit]

Declension of lot
singular plural
nominative lot loty
genitive lotu lotów
dative lotowi lotom
accusative lot loty
instrumental lotem lotami
locative locie lotach
vocative locie loty

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Further reading[edit]

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

Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Noun[edit]

lot m (gen lota, pl lotan)

  1. sore, wound
  2. sting

Tatar[edit]

Noun[edit]

lot

  1. A unit of weight: 1 lot = 3 mısqal = 12.797 g (archaic) [2]

Declension[edit]

    declension of lot
Nominative lot
Genitive lotnıñ
Dative lotqa
Accusative lotnı
Locative lotta
Ablative lottan

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

lot n (plural lotten, diminutive lotsje)

  1. lottery ticket
  2. fate, destiny

Further reading[edit]

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