lot

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See also: Lot, lọt, łot., and låt

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.

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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
    you 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 one's 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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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 lotBlood, sweat and tears

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 231

Balinese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

lot

  1. Romanization of ᬮᭀᬢ᭄

Chinese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English lot.

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Classifier[edit]

lot

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) Classifier for large quantity of objects or people.
    lotlot [Cantonese]  ―  jat1 lot1 gwo3 [Jyutping]  ―  in a large batch

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch and Old Dutch lot, from Frankish *hlot, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.

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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)

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Descendants[edit]

  • Negerhollands: loot, lot
  • Caribbean Javanese: lot
  • Indonesian: lot
  • Papiamentu: lòt, lot

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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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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German[edit]

Verb[edit]

lot

  1. singular imperative of loten

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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Lombard[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • lòtt (Classical Milanese Orthography)

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Noun[edit]

lot m

  1. lotus

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]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *letъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lekt-, from Proto-Indo-European *lek- (jump). Compare Czech let and Russian лёт, полёт (ljót, poljót).

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Noun[edit]

lot m inan

  1. flight (the act of flying)
    Synonyms: latanie, fruwanie
  2. flight (an instance of flying)
  3. flight (a trip made by an aircraft)

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Further reading[edit]

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

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French lot.

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Noun[edit]

lot n (plural loturi)

  1. plot (of land)
  2. batch (of goods for sale)
  3. lot (at auction)
  4. national sports team
  5. (dated) lottery ticket

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Scottish Gaelic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the root of loitiméir (destroyer, botcher).

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]

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West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian hlot, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.

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