loke
English
Etymology
From Middle English loke, from Old English loca (“a bar, bolt; enclosure, stronghold”), from Proto-Germanic *lukô, *lukǭ (“lock, clasp, shutter, opening”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend, turn”). Cognate with Icelandic loka (“clasp, latch, lock, bolt”). More at lock.
Noun
loke (plural lokes)
- (UK dialectal) The wicket or hatch of a door.
- (UK dialectal) A close narrow lane; a cul-de-sac.
- (UK dialectal) A private path or road.
- (UK dialectal) A small field or meadow.
References
- loke in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams
- Elko, Kole, koel
Albanian
Etymology
A derivative of loc.[1]
Noun
loke f (indefinite plural loke, definite singular lokja, definite plural loket)
- dear, darling
Declension
| indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) | definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | singular (numri njëjës) | plural (numri shumës) | ||
| nominative (emërore) | (një) loke | (disa) loke | lokja | loket | |
| accusative (kallëzore) | (një) loke | (disa) loke | loken | loket | |
| genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) | (një) lokeje | (disa) lokeve | lokes | lokeve | |
| dative (dhanore) | (një) lokeje | (disa) lokeve | lokes | lokeve | |
| ablative (rrjedhore) (prej) | (një) lokeje | (disa) lokesh | lokes | lokeve | |
Related terms
- lot
- loc
- loçkë
References
- Orel, Vladimir (1998), “loke”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 230
Dutch
Verb
loke
- (archaic) singular past subjunctive of luiken
Anagrams
- koel
Fataluku
Etymology
A Papuan word, compare Makasae lo'e.
Verb
loke
- to open
Hawaiian
Etymology
Borrowed from English rose.
Noun
loke
- (botany) rose
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
Lindu
Noun
loke
- plug
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French hoquet.
Verb
loke
- to hiccup
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse loka (“to let fall and hang down”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluːkə/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uːkə
- Hyphenation: lo‧ke
- Homophones: Loke, loket
Verb
loke (passive lokes, imperative lok, present tense loker, simple past and past participle loket or loka, present participle lokende, verbal noun loking)
- (colloquial) to lurk or wander around aimlessly
- 1996, Sverre Knudsen, Munn til munn, page 161:
- det var en ny tøffeldrøm. Jeg befant meg på toppen av en forblåst isbre og massevis av folk loka rundt meg i Helly Hansen-dresser
- it was a new slipper dream. I was on top of a windswept glacier and lots of people lurked around me in Helly Hansen suits
- 2008, Harald Rosenløw Eeg, Løp hare løp:
- vi loker rundt i gatene, i retning høyhusa
- we walk aimlessly around the streets, in the direction of the high-rise buildings
- 2016, Kyrre Andreassen, For øvrig mener jeg at Karthago bør ødelegges, page 297:
- hun hadde loka bakimellom stuegardinene mens vi holdt på ute i hagen
- she had lurked in the back between the living room curtains while we were out in the garden
- 2017, chapter 3, in Skam, season 4:
- han har friår. Bare loker rundt som vanlig
- he has a year off. Just wondering around aimlessly as usual
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References
- “loke” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Anagrams
- Loke, kole
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form..
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [²lɞ̞ːçə], [²lɞ̞ːkə]
- Homophone: Loke
Adjective
loke n
- neuter singular of loken (“closed”)
Pali
Alternative forms
- 𑀮𑁄𑀓𑁂 (Brahmi script)
- लोके (Devanagari script)
- লোকে (Bengali script)
- ලොකෙ (Sinhalese script)
- လောကေ or လေႃၵေ (Burmese script)
- โลเก (Thai script)
- ᩃᩮᩣᨠᩮ (Tai Tham script)
- ໂລເກ (Lao script)
- លោកេ (Khmer script)
Noun
loke
- inflection of loka (“world”):
- locative singular
- accusative plural
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
Borrowed from English lock.
Verb
loke
- to lock
References
- Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français
- Seychelles Creole vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
Tetum
Etymology
A Papuan word, compare Fataluku loke.
Verb
loke
- to open