luk

See also: Luk, Luk., łuk, -luk, -lük, lūk, luk-, and лук

A-Pucikwar

Etymology

From Proto-Great Andamanese *luk

Noun

luk

1. channel (of water)
2. path
3. road
4. strait

References

• Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 21 (2009)

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈluk]

Noun

1. bow (weapon)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Meronyms

• lučiště
• tětiva

See also

• šíp m

Noun

luk

1. genitive plural of louka

   Synonym: louk

Further reading

• Template:R:PSJC
• Template:R:SSJC

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Danish

Verb

luk

1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of lukke
2. (interjection) shut it!, stop talking

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ʏk

Verb

luk

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of lukken
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of lukken

Anagrams

• KUL

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Hungarian

Etymology

Origin uncertain; perhaps from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lowkke (“hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈluk]

Noun

luk (plural lukak)

1. Alternative form of lyuk

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	luk	lukak
accusative	lukat	lukakat
dative	luknak	lukaknak
instrumental	lukkal	lukakkal
causal-final	lukért	lukakért
translative	lukká	lukakká
terminative	lukig	lukakig
essive-formal	lukként	lukakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	lukban	lukakban
superessive	lukon	lukakon
adessive	luknál	lukaknál
illative	lukba	lukakba
sublative	lukra	lukakra
allative	lukhoz	lukakhoz
elative	lukból	lukakból
delative	lukról	lukakról
ablative	luktól	lukaktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	luké	lukaké
non-attributive possessive - plural	lukéi	lukakéi

Possessive forms of luk
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	lukam	lukaim
2nd person sing.	lukad	lukaid
3rd person sing.	luka	lukai
1st person plural	lukunk	lukaink
2nd person plural	lukatok	lukaitok
3rd person plural	lukuk	lukaik

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luk/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

luk m inan

1. hatch; hatchway (hole that leads into a ship's hold)

   Masowce ładowane są przez luki. — Bulk carriers are loaded through the hatchways.

2. bay; hold (a compartment in a vehicle)

   Pracownik lotniska zatrzasnął się w luku bagażowym samolotu. — An airport employee trapped himself in the cargo hold of an airplane.

Declension

Declension of luk

	singular	plural
nominative	luk	luki
genitive	luku	luków
dative	lukowi	lukom
accusative	luk	luki
instrumental	lukiem	lukami
locative	luku	lukach
vocative	luku	luki

Derived terms

• (adjective) lukowy

Noun

luk f

1. genitive plural of luka

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *lukъ. Probably Germanic in origin; compare English leek.

Noun

lȕk m (Cyrillic spelling лу̏к)

1. onion
2. (regional) garlic
3. any Allium species

Declension

Declension of luk

	singular	plural
nominative	luk	lukovi
genitive	luka	lukova
dative	luku	lukovima
accusative	luk	lukove
vocative	luče	lukovi
locative	luku	lukovima
instrumental	lukom	lukovima

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ. Cognate with Lithuanian lankus.

Noun

lȗk m (Cyrillic spelling лу̑к)

1. bow (a weapon)
2. arch

Declension

Declension of luk

	singular	plural
nominative	lȗk	lúkovi
genitive	luka	lúkōvā
dative	luku	lukovima
accusative	luk	lukove
vocative	luče	lukovi
locative	luku	lukovima
instrumental	lukom	lukovima

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ. Cognate with Lithuanian lankus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɫuk/
• Homophone: Luk

Noun

luk m (genitive singular luku, nominative plural luky, genitive plural lukov, declension pattern of dub)

1. bow, a weapon to shoot arrows

Declension

Declension of luk

	singular	plural
nominative	luk	luky
genitive	luku	lukov
dative	luku	lukom
accusative	luk	luky
locative	luku	lukoch
instrumental	lukom	lukmi

Derived terms

• lukostrelec

Further reading

• “luk”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English look.

Verb

luk intrans., transitive lukim

1. look

Derived terms

• luksave

Related terms

• lukluk
• lukim
• lukautim