lauk

Interjection

lauk

1. (Britain, dialectal, obsolete) Alternative form of lawks
   • 1861, H.B. Ashmead, Mother Goose's Chimes, Rhymes & Melodies., Philadelphia (1861), page 77:

     Lauk a mercy on me....

Anagrams

• Kula, Luka, kula

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laukaz; compare Finnish laukka, Swedish lök, German Lauch, and English leek

Noun

lauk (genitive laugu, partitive lauku)

1. allium (type of plant including onion and garlic)

Noun

lauk

1. indefinite accusative singular of laukur
2. indefinite dative singular of laukur

Verb

lauk

1. first-person singular past indicative of ljúka
2. third-person singular past indicative of ljúka

Noun

lauk m

1. vocative singular form of lauks

Verb

lauk

1. second-person singular imperative of laukti.

Etymology

Akin to Finnish laukka.

Noun

lauk

1. leek
2. onion

Alternative forms

• løk

Etymology

From Old Norse laukr, from Proto-Norse ᛚᚨᚢᚲᚨᛉ (laukaz), from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /løʉk/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

lauk m (definite singular lauken, indefinite plural laukar, definite plural laukane)

1. plants of the genus Allium, garlic

References

• “lauk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lukъ.

Noun

lauk

1. garlic

Romanization

lauk

1. Romanization of ᮜᮅᮊ᮪

Etymology

Borrowing from Russian лавка (lavka).

Noun

lauk

1. shop