lukke
Danish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom the verb lukke (“to close”).
Noun
editlukke n (singular definite lukket, plural indefinite lukker)
- (rare) fastening, lock
- (rare) cover
- (linguistics) closure, flap, tap, a momentary closure of the oral cavity
Inflection
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Danish lykkiæ, lykkæ (preterit luktæ), from Old Norse lykja (preterit lukta), from Proto-Germanic *lukjaną (“to close, shut”). The modern Danish form has the vowel of the preterit and the participle. There may also be a contamination with the related strong verb Old Danish lukæ, lughæ (preterit løk), from Old Norse lúka (preterit lauk), from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“to close, shut”) (preterit *lauk).
Verb
editlukke (past tense lukkede, past participle lukket)
- to close
- to shut
- to shut down
- to turn off (to stop a flow of liquid or gas by rotating a valve or tap, typically used with preposition for)
- De truer med at lukke for gassen.
- They are threatening to turn off the gas.
- Husk at lukke for vandhanen efter brug.
- Remember to turn off the water tap after use.
- (reflexive) to shut oneself
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Verb
editlukke
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editVerb
editlukke (imperative lukk, present tense lukker, passive lukkes, simple past and past participle lukka or lukket)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “lukke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editlukke (present tense lukkar, past tense lukka, past participle lukka, passive infinitive lukkast, present participle lukkande, imperative lukke/lukk)
- Alternative form of lukka (“close”)
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Middle Low German lucke, gelucke. Compare Danish and Norwegian Bokmål lykke, and Swedish lycka. Compare also English luck, German Glück, Yiddish גליק (glik), West Frisian gelok, Dutch and Afrikaans geluk, Saramaccan and Sranan Tongo koloku.
Alternative forms
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editNoun
editlukke f (definite singular lukka, indefinite plural lukker, definite plural lukkene)
Derived terms
edit- lukkeleg (“happy”)
References
edit- “lukke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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