Lake

Lake

See also: lake, Lãke, läke, and lakë

English

Etymology

Derived from the noun lake.

Proper noun

Lake (countable and uncountable, plural Lakes)

1. A surname.
2. A unisex given name.

   Lake Bell, Lake Chambers Speed

3. A placename
   1. A number of places in the United Kingdom
      1. A large village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ5983).
      2. A settlement in Wilsford cum Lake parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU1339).
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporatedcommunity in Fremont County, Idaho.
      2. An unincorporatedcommunity in Laurel County, Kentucky.
      3. An unincorporatedcommunity in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
      4. An unincorporatedcommunity in Baltimore County, Maryland.
      5. An unincorporatedcommunity in Garfield Township, Clare County, Michigan.
      6. A town in Newton County and Scott County, Mississippi.
      7. A township in St. Louis County, Missouri.
      8. An unincorporatedcommunity in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
      9. An unincorporatedcommunity in Northumberland County, Virginia.
      10. An unincorporatedcommunity in Logan County, West Virginia.
      11. A town in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
      12. A former town in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, annexed by the city of Milwaukee in 1954.
      13. A town in Price County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Lake City

Anagrams

• Akel, Alek, Kale, Leak, ka le, kale, leak

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German lāke, from Old Saxon laca, from Proto-West Germanic *laku, from Proto-Germanic *lakō (“lake, pool”). Originally the same word as Lache (“puddle”), which see for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːkə/

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Noun

Lake f (genitive Lake, plural Laken)

1. brine (saltwater used for pickling)

Usage notes

• A pleonastic compound Salzlake is often used instead of the simplex.

Declension

Declension of Lake [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lake	die	Laken
genitive	einer	der	Lake	der	Laken
dative	einer	der	Lake	den	Laken
accusative	eine	die	Lake	die	Laken

Further reading

• “Lake” in Duden online

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German Low German

Alternative forms

• Laak

Etymology

From Middle Low German lāke, from Old Saxon laca (attested in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *laku, from Proto-Germanic *lakō. More at lake.

Noun

Lake f (plural Laken)

1. The small, naturally occurring outflow or drainage of a lowland or swamp