lak (notcomparable )
Pronunciation spelling oflike , representingAfrican-American Vernacular English .lak
Pronunciation spelling oflike , representingAfrican-American Vernacular English .FromProto-Albanian *laka ( “ bend, curve ” ) . Cognate toLatin lax ( “ bait, lure, noose, slip ” ) ,laqueus ( “ cord, rope (as noose, slip) ” ) .[ 1]
lak m
chain (trap for wild animals)snare rope bow (of a musical instrument)mountain pass bend curve Derived fromFrench lacre ( “ sealing wax ” ) , fromPortuguese laca .
lak m inan
lacquer Declension oflak (velar masculine inanimate )
“lak ”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957 “lak ”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989 “lak ”, inInternetová jazyková příručka (in Czech),2008–2025 FromGerman Lack .
lak c or n (singular definite lakken or lakket ,plural indefinite lakker ,plural definite lakkerne )
lacquer First occurring in the late 16th century. Probably borrowed fromFrench laque , ultimately fromPersian لاک ( lâk ) , fromHindi लाख ( lākh ) , fromSanskrit लाक्षा ( lākṣā ) .
lak m or f or n (plural lakken ,diminutive lakje n )
lacquer lak m or n (uncountable )
foolery ,foolishness ,nonsense 1859 , "Wijsgeerig A. B. C.: H. Huisbaas",Humoristisch Album , H. Nijgh, page 59.[ …] Wie om reparatie malen / Heeft hij spoedig in zijn zak; / Zelf zal hij er niet naar talen -- / Wat hij toezegt is slechtslak ; / Er is niets van hem te halen, / Zelfs al zat men zonder dak.(pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation) indifference ( only inlak hebben aan ) FromMiddle Dutch lac , fromOld Dutch *lak , fromProto-West Germanic *lak , fromProto-Germanic *laką ,*lakaz , related toProto-Germanic *lak(k)ōną ( “ to blame, reproach ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *lok-néh₂- . See alsoOld Norse lakr ( “ lacking ” ) ,English lack .
lak m or n (plural lakken )
( dialectal ) defect ,deficiency ,shortcoming ,blame ,blemish FromMiddle Dutch lac , fromOld Dutch *laka , fromProto-West Germanic *laku .
lak n (plural lakken )
( archaic ) lake Synonym: meer For pronunciation and definitions of lak – see落 (“tofall ; todrop ; etc.”). (This term is thepe̍h-ōe-jī form of 落 ).
FromProto-Finno-Ugric *lakka ( “ cover, roof, shelter ” ) , compareFinnish lakka andEstonian lakk .[ 1]
lak (plural lakok )
( archaic ) habitation ,abode ,residence ( poetic ) dwelling 1843 ,Sándor Petőfi ,Távolból (From a Distance), poem lines 1–2[1] Kislak áll a nagy Duna mentében; Oh mi drága e lakocska nékem! A smallhouse stands along the big Danube; Oh how dear this tiny house is to me! 1872 ,Mór Jókai ,Az arany ember [2] (Timar’s Two Worlds ), [3] part 1, chapter 7, translated by Mrs. Hegan Kennard:Timár a rejtett tanya felé irányozta lépteit. A virágoskerten keresztül már látszott valami út, mely alakhoz vezet, csakhogy azt is úgy belepte a fű, hogy a rajta járó lépése nem okozott dobajt; egész nesztelenül juthatott el a kis verandáig. Timar turned his steps toward the creeper-covered cottage. Through the flower-garden a path led to thehouse , but so covered with grass that his steps were not heard, and he could thus get as far as the little veranda quite noiselessly. The possessive forms are now more common withj , those without it being archaic. Seethis reference site for the possessive declensions.
lakik →lakályos ,lakás ,lakatlan ,lakhatás ,lakhatatlan ,lakható ,lakó ,lakos ,lakosság ,lakott ,lakozik ,lakta lakocska Compound words with this term at the beginning
Compound words with this term at the end
Geographical proper nouns
lak in Géza Bárczi ,László Országh ,et al. , editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language ] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó , 1959–1962.Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN . FromOld Norse lak , borrowed fromMiddle Low German laken , fromOld Saxon lakan , fromProto-Germanic *lakaną .
lak n (genitive singular laks ,nominative plural lök )
sheet ,bedsheet lak
first / third-person singular past indicative ofleka Vatniðlak úr vaskinum. The waterleaked from the sink. lak (plural lake )
tooth Cognate withGaro jak ( “ hand ” ) .
lak
hand Borrowed fromGerman Lack , fromItalian lacca , fromArabic لَكّ ( lakk ) .
lak m inan
sealing wax dental sealant Borrowed fromGerman Lack , fromLatin leucoium .
lak m inan
wallflower ( any plant of the genusErysimum ) See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
lak f
genitive plural oflaka lak inWielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PANlak in Polish dictionaries at PWNFromSanskrit लक्ष ( lakṣa ) .
lak
hundred thousand Inherited fromProto-Slavic *lьgъkъ , from pre-Slavic *h₁ln̥gʷʰ-u-ko , fromProto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ- .
lȁk (Cyrillic spelling ла̏к ,definite lȁkī ,comparative lȁkšī )
easy light positive indefinite forms singular masculine feminine neuter nominative lak laka lako genitive laka lake laka dative laku lakoj laku accusative inanimate animate lak laka laku lako vocative lak laka lako locative laku lakoj laku instrumental lakim lakom lakim plural masculine feminine neuter nominative laki lake laka genitive lakih lakih lakih dative lakim(a) lakim(a) lakim(a) accusative lake lake laka vocative laki lake laka locative lakim(a) lakim(a) lakim(a) instrumental lakim(a) lakim(a) lakim(a)
positive definite forms singular masculine feminine neuter nominative laki laka lako genitive lakog(a) lake lakog(a) dative lakom(u/e) lakoj lakom(u/e) accusative inanimate animate laki lakog(a) laku lako vocative laki laka lako locative lakom(e/u) lakoj lakom(e/u) instrumental lakim lakom lakim plural masculine feminine neuter nominative laki lake laka genitive lakih lakih lakih dative lakim(a) lakim(a) lakim(a) accusative lake lake laka vocative laki lake laka locative lakim(a) lakim(a) lakim(a) instrumental lakim(a) lakim(a) lakim(a)
comparative forms singular masculine feminine neuter nominative lakši lakša lakše genitive lakšeg(a) lakše lakšeg(a) dative lakšem(u) lakšoj lakšem(u) accusative inanimate animate lakši lakšeg(a) lakšu lakše vocative lakši lakša lakše locative lakšem(u) lakšoj lakšem(u) instrumental lakšim lakšom lakšim plural masculine feminine neuter nominative lakši lakše lakša genitive lakših lakših lakših dative lakšim(a) lakšim(a) lakšim(a) accusative lakše lakše lakša vocative lakši lakše lakša locative lakšim(a) lakšim(a) lakšim(a) instrumental lakšim(a) lakšim(a) lakšim(a)
superlative forms singular masculine feminine neuter nominative najlakši najlakša najlakše genitive najlakšeg(a) najlakše najlakšeg(a) dative najlakšem(u) najlakšoj najlakšem(u) accusative inanimate animate najlakši najlakšeg(a) najlakšu najlakše vocative najlakši najlakša najlakše locative najlakšem(u) najlakšoj najlakšem(u) instrumental najlakšim najlakšom najlakšim plural masculine feminine neuter nominative najlakši najlakše najlakša genitive najlakših najlakših najlakših dative najlakšim(a) najlakšim(a) najlakšim(a) accusative najlakše najlakše najlakša vocative najlakši najlakše najlakša locative najlakšim(a) najlakšim(a) najlakšim(a) instrumental najlakšim(a) najlakšim(a) najlakšim(a)
“lak ”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal ] (in Serbo-Croatian),2006–2025 FromGerman Lack , fromItalian lacca .
lȁk m (Cyrillic spelling ла̏к )
lacquer “lak ”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal ] (in Serbo-Croatian),2006–2025 lak
Alternative form oflakk Akin to the synonymousJudeo-Tat lok ,Azerbaijani lək ,Armenian լաք ( lakʻ ) . See the Armenian entry for more.
lak
bed ( in a garden ) Грюнберг, А. Л. (1963 )Язык североазербайджанских татов [The language of the North Azerbaijani Tats ][4] (in Russian), Leningrad: Academy Press, pages179a, 182b Soltanov, A. K., Soltanov, M. C. (2013 ) “lak”, inTati–türki, türki–tati lüğət [Tat–Azerbaijani, Azerbaijani–Tat Dictionary ][5] , Baku: Qanun, page108b lak
refusal lak
refuse lak (nominative plural laks )
lake 1 status as a case is disputed2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Inherited fromLatin lacus , fromProto-Italic *lakus , fromProto-Indo-European *lókus ( “ lake, pool ” ) .
lak m (plural laks )
lake Synonym: laetche