lak

See also: Lak, lák, łąk, läk-, la̍k, -lak, Łąk, and лак

English

Adverb

lak (not comparable)

1. Eye dialect spelling of like, representing African-American Vernacular English.

Conjunction

-

1. Eye dialect spelling of like, representing African-American Vernacular English.

Anagrams

• ALK, Kal., alk, alk-, alk., lka

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Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *lak-, from Proto-Indo-European *lh2k- (“twisted; twig, sprig (as a loop)”). Cognate to Latin lax (“bait, lure, noose, slip”), laqueus (“cord, rope (as noose, slip)”).

Noun

lak m

1. chain (trap for wild animals)
2. noose
3. snare
4. slip
5. knot

Related terms

• lakth
• lajthi

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Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lak/
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

lak m

1. lacquer

Related terms

• lakovat
• lakýrník

Further reading

• lak in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• lak in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lak/, [lɑɡ̊]

Noun

lak c or n (singular definite lakken or lakket, plural indefinite lakker, plural definite lakkerne)

1. lacquer

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɑk/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɑk

Etymology 1

First occurring in the late 16th century. Probably borrowed from French laque, ultimately from Persian لاک‎ (lāk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).

Noun

lak m or f or n (plural lakken, diminutive lakje n)

1. lacquer

Derived terms

• autolak
• lakken
• nagellak

Etymology 2

Noun

lak m or n (uncountable)

1. 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 slechts lak; / Er is niets van hem te halen, / Zelfs al zat men zonder dak.

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2. indifference (only in lak hebben aan)

Derived terms

• lak hebben aan

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch lac.

Noun

lak m or n (plural lakken)

1. (dialectal) defect, deficiency, shortcoming, blame, blemish

Related terms

• laken

Etymology 4

From Middle Dutch lac.

Noun

lak n (plural lakken)

1. (archaic) lake

   Synonym: meer

Anagrams

• alk, kal

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *lakka (“cover, roof, shelter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɒk]

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: lak
• Rhymes: -ɒk

Noun

lak (plural lakok)

1. (poetic) dwelling
   • 1843, Sándor Petőfi, Távolból (From a Distance), poem lines 1–2 [1]

     Kis lak áll a nagy Duna mentében;

     Oh mi drága e lakocska nékem!

     A small house stands along the big Danube;

     Oh how dear this tiny house is to me!

   • 1872, Mór Jókai, Az arany ember,^[2] part 1, chapter 7. Translation: 1888 / 2010, by Mrs. Hegan Kennard, Timar's Two Worlds.^[3]

     Timár a rejtett tanya felé irányozta lépteit. A virágoskerten keresztül már látszott valami út, mely a lakhoz 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 the house, but so covered with grass that his steps were not heard, and he could thus get as far as the little veranda quite noiselessly.

Declension

See this reference site for the possessive declensions [4]

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	lak	lakok
accusative	lakot	lakokat
dative	laknak	lakoknak
instrumental	lakkal	lakokkal
causal-final	lakért	lakokért
translative	lakká	lakokká
terminative	lakig	lakokig
essive-formal	lakként	lakokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	lakban	lakokban
superessive	lakon	lakokon
adessive	laknál	lakoknál
illative	lakba	lakokba
sublative	lakra	lakokra
allative	lakhoz	lakokhoz
elative	lakból	lakokból
delative	lakról	lakokról
ablative	laktól	lakoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	laké	lakoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	lakéi	lakokéi

Possessive forms of lak
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	lakom	lakaim lakjaim
2nd person sing.	lakod	lakaid lakjaid
3rd person sing.	laka lakja	lakai lakjai
1st person plural	lakunk	lakaink lakjaink
2nd person plural	lakotok	lakaitok lakjaitok
3rd person plural	lakuk lakjuk	lakaik lakjaik

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lakcím
• lakik

• lakocska
• Nagylak
• remetelak

Related terms

• lakik
• lakos

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laːk/
• Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

lak n (genitive singular laks, nominative plural lök)

1. sheet, bedsheet

Declension

declension of lak

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lak	lakið	lök	lökin
accusative	lak	lakið	lök	lökin
dative	laki	lakinu	lökum	lökunum
genitive	laks	laksins	laka	lakanna

Verb

lak

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of leka

   Vatnið lak úr vaskinum.

   The water leaked from the sink.

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Luo

Noun

lak (plural lake)

1. tooth

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Min Nan

For pronunciation and definitions of lak – see 落 (“to fall; to drop; to leave out; etc.”). (This character, lak, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 落.)

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lak/

Noun

lak m inan

1. sealing wax
2. wallflower (Erysimum)
3. dental sealant

Declension

declension of lak

	singular	plural
nominative	lak	laki
genitive	laku	laków
dative	lakowi	lakom
accusative	lak	laki
instrumental	lakiem	lakami
locative	laku	lakach
vocative	laku	laki

Noun

lak f

1. genitive plural of laka

Further reading

• lak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Rohingya

Etymology

From Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa)

Numeral

lak

1. hundred thousand

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *lьgъkъ, from pre-Slavic *h₁ln̥gʷʰ-u-ko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lâk/

Adjective

lȁk (definite lȁkī, comparative lȁkšī, Cyrillic spelling ла̏к)

1. easy
2. light

Declension

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)

Related terms

• lȁgan

Etymology 2

From German Lack, from Italian lacca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lâk/

Noun

lȁk m (Cyrillic spelling ла̏к)

1. lacquer

Declension

Declension of lak

	singular	plural
nominative	lak	lakovi
genitive	laka	lakova
dative	laku	lakovima
accusative	lak	lakove
vocative	laku	lakovi
locative	laku	lakovima
instrumental	lakom	lakovima

Derived terms

• (nail polish): lak za nokte

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Volapük

Noun

lak (nominative plural laks)

1. lake

Declension

declension of lak

	singular	plural
nominative	lak	laks
genitive	laka	lakas
dative	lake	lakes
accusative	laki	lakis
vocative 1	o lak!	o laks!
predicative 2	laku	lakus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only

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Walloon

Etymology

From Latin lacus, from Proto-Indo-European *lakw- (“lake, pool”).

Noun

lak m (plural laks)

1. lake

Synonyms

• laetche