lak

See also: Lak, lák, łąk, and läk-

English

Adverb

lak (not comparable)

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

Conjunction

lak

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

Anagrams

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

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lak/
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

lak m

  1. lacquer
  • lakovat
  • lakýrník

Further reading

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

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lak/, [lɑɡ̊]

Noun

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

  1. lacquer

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɑk/
  • Audio(file)
  • 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, f, n (plural lakken, diminutive lakje n)

  1. lacquer
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

lak m, 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.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)
  2. indifference (only in lak hebben aan)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch lac.

Noun

lak m, n (plural lakken)

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

Etymology 4

From Middle Dutch lac.

Noun

lak n (plural lakken)

  1. (archaic) lake
    Synonym: meer

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɒk]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: lak

Noun

lak (plural lakok)

  1. (poetic) dwelling
    • 1843, Sándor Petőfi, Távolból (From a Distance), poem lines 1–2
      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, part 1, chapter 7:
      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.

Declension

See this reference site for the possessive declensions

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

Derived terms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laːk/
  • Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

lak n (genitive singular laks, nominative plural lök)

  1. sheet, bedsheet

Declension

Verb

lak

  1. first person singular past indicative of leka
  2. third person singular past indicative of leka
    Vatnið lak úr vaskinum.
    The water leaked from the sink.

Luo

Noun

lak (plural lake)

  1. tooth

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lak/

Noun

lak m inan

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

Further reading

  • lak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Rohingya

Etymology

From Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa)

Numeral

lak

  1. (cardinal) hundred thousand

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 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)

Etymology 2

From German Lack, from Italian lacca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lâk/

Noun

lȁk m (Cyrillic spelling ла̏к)

  1. lacquer
Declension
Derived terms
  • (nail polish): lak za nokte

Volapük

Noun

lak (plural laks)

  1. lake

Declension

Walloon

Etymology

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

Noun

lak m (plural laks)

  1. lake

Synonyms

  • laetche
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