lok
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔk/
Etymology 1
From Dutch lokken, from Middle Dutch locken, from Old Dutch loccon, from Proto-Germanic *lukkōną.
Verb
lok (present lok, present participle lokkende, past participle gelok)
- (transitive) to lure, to bait
Etymology 2
From Dutch lok, from Middle Dutch locke.
Noun
lok (plural lokke, diminutive lokkie)
- lock of hair
Czech
Etymology
Deverbal from lokat.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlok]
- Rhymes: -ok
Noun
lok m inan
- gulp, swallow of a liquid
Further reading
- lok in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- lok in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: lok
- Rhymes: -ɔk
- Homophone: Lok
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch locke.
Noun
lok f (plural lokken, diminutive lokje n)
- lock of hair
- Synonym: haarlok
- one curl in hair of the head, confer goldilocks
- Synonym: haarlok
Derived terms
- goudlokje
- haarlok
Descendants
- Afrikaans: lok
Noun
lok n (plural lokken, diminutive lokje n)
- (archaic) hole
- Synonyms: gat, hol, holte
Derived terms
- lokerig
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
lok
- first-person singular present indicative of lokken
- imperative of lokken
Anagrams
- kol
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lok, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“to close, shut, cover”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔːk/
- Rhymes: -ɔːk
Noun
lok n (genitive singular loks, nominative plural lok)
- lid
Declension
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lok | lokið | lok | lokin |
| accusative | lok | lokið | lok | lokin |
| dative | loki | lokinu | lokum | lokunum |
| genitive | loks | loksins | loka | lokanna |
Derived terms
- augnlok
Malay
Etymology
From Javanese ꦭꦸꦏ꧀ (luk), from Old Javanese eluk.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /loʔ/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /lʊʔ/
- Rhymes: -loʔ, -oʔ
Adjective
lok (Jawi spelling لوق)
- crooked (having one or more bends or angles)
Further reading
- “lok” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian locu, from Latin locus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔːk/
Noun
lok m (plural lokijiet)
- place
- Synonyms: mkien, post
Derived terms
- flok
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luːk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uːk
- Hyphenation: lok
Etymology 1
Short form of lokomotiv
Noun
lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka or lokene)
- a loco (short for locomotive)
Derived terms
- lokfører
Verb
lok
- imperative of loke
References
- “lok” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams
- klo, kol-
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Short form of lokomotiv
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lʊkː/
Noun
lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka)
- a loco (short for locomotive)
Derived terms
- lokførar
Etymology 2
From Old Norse lok.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loːk/
Noun
lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka)
- alternative form of lokk
Derived terms
- augelok
References
- “lok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Locke, from Middle High German loc, from Old High German loc, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɔk/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔk
- Syllabification: lok
Noun
lok m inan (diminutive loczek)
- curl, lock
- Synonym: pukiel
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lok | loki |
| genitive | loku | loków |
| dative | lokowi | lokom |
| accusative | lok | loki |
| instrumental | lokiem | lokami |
| locative | loku | lokach |
| vocative | loku | loki |
Derived terms
- lokówka
Further reading
- lok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lok in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European *lenk- (“to bend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lóːk/
Noun
lọ̑k m inan
- bow (weapon)
Inflection
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | lók | ||
| gen. sing. | lóka | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) | lók | lóka | lóki |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) | lóka | lókov | lókov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) | lóku | lókoma | lókom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) | lók | lóka | lóke |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) | lóku | lókih | lókih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | lókom | lókoma | lóki |
Further reading
- “lok”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Southwestern Dinka
Noun
lok
- pasture
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary, 2005
Swedish
Etymology
Short for lokomotiv
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Noun
lok n
- engine, loco, locomotive; The machine which pulls a train forward.
Declension
| Declension of lok | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lok | loket | lok | loken |
| Genitive | loks | lokets | loks | lokens |
Related terms
- ånglok
- diesellok
- ellok
- lokförare
- lokvissla
Anagrams
- KOL, klo, kol
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English lock.
Noun
lok
- lock
Volapük
Noun
lok (nominative plural loks)
- mirror
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lok | loks |
| genitive | loka | lokas |
| dative | loke | lokes |
| accusative | loki | lokis |
| vocative 1 | o lok! | o loks! |
| predicative 2 | loku | lokus |
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Derived terms
- lokaglätik
- lokamamagod
- lokön
West Frisian
Etymology
Compare English luck. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lok/
Noun
lok n (no plural, diminutive lokje)
- luck, fortune
- Synonym: gelok
Derived terms
- lokwinskje
Further reading
- “lok”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011