lot
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle English lot, from Old English hlot (“portion, choice, decision”), from Proto-Germanic *hlutą. Cognate with North Frisian lod, Saterland Frisian Lot, West Frisian lot, Dutch lot, French lot, German Low German Lott, Middle High German luz. Doublet of lotto. Related also to German Los.
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: lŏt, IPA(key): /lɒt/
- (General American) enPR: lät, IPA(key): /lɑt/
- (Boston, Western Pennsylvania) IPA(key): /lɔt/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒt
NounEdit
lot (plural lots)
- A large quantity or number; a great deal.
- 1877, William Black, Green Pastures and Piccadilly, volume 2, page 4:
- He wrote to her […] he might be detained in London by a lot of business.
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 3, in Mr. Pratt's Patients, page 52:
- I filled my dreener in no time, and then it come to me that 'twouldn't be a bad idee to get a lot more, take 'em with me to Wellmouth, and peddle 'em out.
- A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
- Synonyms: batch, collection, group, set
- a lot of stationery
- One or more items auctioned or sold as a unit, separate from other items.
- (informal) A number of people taken collectively.
- A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a field.
- 1820, James Kent, William Johnson, editor, Reports of cases adjudged in the Court of Chancery of New-York[1], volume 5:
- The defendants leased a house and lot, in the City of New-York
- That which happens without human design or forethought.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for VVilliam Ponsonbie, OCLC 960102938, (please specify the book), canto V, page 1:
- But save my life, which lot before your foot doth lay.
- Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used in determining a question by chance, or without human choice or will.
- to cast lots
- to draw lots
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Proverbs 16:33:
- The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord.
- c. 1606–1607, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene iii]:
- If we draw lots, he speeds.
- The part, or fate, that falls to one, as it were, by chance, or without his planning.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book 11”, in Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554:
- O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot's / Enough to bear.
- 1725, Homer; [Alexander Pope], transl., “Book III”, in The Odyssey of Homer. […], volume I, London: […] Bernard Lintot, OCLC 8736646:
- He was but born to try / The lot of man — to suffer and to die.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, chapter II, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar […], OCLC 928184292, book III:
- […] as Jones alone was discovered, the poor lad bore not only the whole smart, but the whole blame; both which fell again to his lot on the following occasion.
- 1977, C-3PO in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
- We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life.
- A prize in a lottery.
- Synonym: prize
- 1694 November 22, John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for November 12 1694 (Julian calendar)]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […] , volume I, 2nd edition, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1819, OCLC 976971842:
- In the lottery […] Sir R. Haddock one of the Commissrs of the Navy had the greatest lot, £3000 ; my coachman £ 40
- Allotment; lottery.
- 1990: Donald Kagan, Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy, chapter 2: “Politician”, page 40 (Guild Publishing; CN 2239)
- Archons served only for one year and, since 487/6, they were chosen by lot. Generals, on the other hand, were chosen by direct election and could be reelected without limit.
- 1990: Donald Kagan, Pericles of Athens and the Birth of Democracy, chapter 2: “Politician”, page 40 (Guild Publishing; CN 2239)
- (definite, the lot) All members of a set; everything.
- The table was loaded with food, but by evening there was nothing but crumbs; we had eaten the lot.
- If I were in charge, I'd fire the lot of them.
- (historical) An old unit of weight used in many European countries from the Middle Ages, often defined as 1/30 or 1/32 of a (local) pound.
SynonymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:lot
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
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VerbEdit
lot (third-person singular simple present lots, present participle lotting, simple past and past participle lotted)
- (transitive, dated) To allot; to sort; to apportion.
- (US, informal, dated) To count or reckon (on or upon).
AnagramsEdit
AlbanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Albanian *lā(i)ta, and adjective in *-to-, from Proto-Indo-European *lēy- (“to pour”).[1]
NounEdit
lot m (indefinite plural lot, definite singular loti, definite plural lotët)
DeclensionEdit
indefinite forms (trajta të pashquara) |
definite forms (trajta të shquara) | ||||
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singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) |
singular (numri njëjës) |
plural (numri shumës) | ||
nominative (emërore) |
lot | lotë | loti | lotët | |
accusative (kallëzore) |
lot | lotë | lotin | lotët | |
genitive (gjinore) (i/e/të/së) |
loti | lotëve | lotit | lotëvet | |
dative (dhanore) |
loti | lotëve | lotit | lotëvet | |
ablative (rrjedhore) |
loti | lotësh | lotit | lotëvet |
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “lot”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 231
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch lot. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lot n (plural loten, diminutive lootje n)
- destiny, fate, lot
- lottery ticket
- (archaic) lot, allotment (that which has been apportioned to a party)
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle French lot, from Old French loz, los, from Frankish *lot, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą. Cognate with English lot.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lot m (plural lots)
- share (of inheritance)
- plot (of land)
- batch (of goods for sale)
- lot (at auction)
- prize (in lottery)
- lot, fate
- (slang) babe
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “lot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
GermanEdit
VerbEdit
lot
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Dutch lot, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lot (first-person possessive lotku, second-person possessive lotmu, third-person possessive lotnya)
- lot,
- (manufacturing) a separate portion; a number of things taken collectively.
- (colloquial) lottery
- (finance) allotment
Further readingEdit
- “lot” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
NormanEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Frankish *lot, from Proto-Germanic *hlutą.
NounEdit
lot m (plural lots)
Northern KurdishEdit
NounEdit
lot ?
Norwegian BokmålEdit
VerbEdit
lot
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *letъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lekt-, from Proto-Indo-European *lek- (“jump”). Compare Czech let and Russian лёт, полёт (ljót, poljót).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lot m inan
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
- dolatywać impf, dolecieć pf
- latać impf, polatać pf
- lecieć impf, polecieć pf
- nadlatywać impf, nadlecieć pf
- nalatywać impf, nalecieć pf
- oblatywać impf, oblecieć pf
- odlatywać impf, odlecieć pf
- podlatywać impf, podlecieć pf
- przelatywać impf, przelecieć pf
- przylatywać impf, przylecieć pf
- rozlatywać impf, rozlecieć pf
- ulatywać impf, ulecieć pf
- wlatywać impf, wlecieć pf
- wylatywać impf, wylecieć pf
- wzlatywać impf, wzlecieć pf
- zalatywać impf, zalecieć pf
- zlatywać impf, zlecieć pf
Further readingEdit
- lot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
lot n (plural loturi)
- plot (of land)
- batch (of goods for sale)
- lot (at auction)
- national sports team
- (dated) lottery ticket
DeclensionEdit
Scottish GaelicEdit
NounEdit
TatarEdit
NounEdit
lot
DeclensionEdit
West FrisianEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
NounEdit
lot n (plural lotten, diminutive lotsje)
Further readingEdit
- “lot (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011