laik
English
Etymology
From Old English lāc, from Proto-Germanic *laiką (“game, dance, hymn, sport, fight”). Cognates include Old Norse leikr (whence Danish leg (“game”), Swedish leka (“to play”)), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃 (laiks, “dance”). Doublet of lek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leɪk/
- Rhymes: -eɪk
Verb
laik (third-person singular simple present laiks, present participle laiking, simple past and past participle laiked)
- (UK, Northern, dialect) To play (in the sense opposed to work).
Anagrams
- Kail, Kali, Laki, Lika, ilka, kail, kali, kila
Czech
Noun
laik m
- layman (a noncleric / non-cleric)
- layman (a nonprofessional / non-professional)
Derived terms
- laický
See also
- amatér
Latvian
Noun
laik m
- vocative singular of laiks
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
From English like.
Verb
laik
- like
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈla.ik/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aik
- Syllabification: la‧ik
Noun
laik m pers
- (religion) layman, noncleric
- layman, nonprofessional
- Synonyms: amator, dyletant, profan
- Antonym: znawca
Declension
Declension of laik
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | laik | laicy |
| genitive | laika | laików |
| dative | laikowi | laikom |
| accusative | laika | laików |
| instrumental | laikiem | laikami |
| locative | laiku | laikach |
| vocative | laiku | laicy |
Derived terms
adjctives
- laicki
- laiczny
- laikowy
Related terms
adjective
- laicyzacyjny
adverb
- laicko
nouns
- laickość
- laicyzacja
- laicyzator
- laicyzm
- laikat
verbs
- laicyzować impf
- zlaicyzować pf
Further reading
- laik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- laik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lǎik/
- Hyphenation: la‧ik
Noun
làik m (Cyrillic spelling ла̀ик)
- layman (a noncleric / non-cleric)
- layman (a nonprofessional / non-professional)
Declension
Declension of laik
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | làik | laici |
| genitive | laika | lȁīkā |
| dative | laiku | laicima |
| accusative | laika | laike |
| vocative | lȁiče | laici |
| locative | laiku | laicima |
| instrumental | laikom | laicima |
Tok Pisin
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Etymology
From English like.
Noun
laik
- wish, desire
- 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:16:
- Na God i tokim meri olsem, “Bai mi givim yu bikpela hevi long taim yu gat bel. Na bai yu gat bikpela pen long taim yu karim pikinini. Tasol bai yu gat bikpela laik yet long man bilong yu, na bai em i bosim yu.”
- →New International Version translation
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Verb
laik
- An auxiliary verb which indicates the immediate future tense.
- (infinitive) To be willing.
- To like.
- To want.
Turkish
Etymology
From French laïc, laïque.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.ic/
Adjective
laik
- secular
Noun
laik (definite accusative laiği, plural laikler)
- secularist, laicist
- layperson
See also
- laiklik
- laisizm