lak

From Proto-Albanian *laka (“bend, curve”). Cognate to Latin lax (“bait, lure, noose, slip”), laqueus (“cord, rope (as noose, slip)”).


lak

lak (nominative singular)
laky (nominative plural)
laku (genitive singular)
laků (genitive plural)
laku (dative singular)
lakům (dative plural)
lak (accusative singular)
laky (accusative plural)
laku (singular vocative)
laky (plural vocative)
laku (locative singular)
lacích (locative plural)
lakem (instrumental singular)
laky (instrumental plural)

Derived from French lacre (“sealing wax”), from Portuguese laca.


lak

head

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

lakken (definite singular)
lakket (definite singular)
lakker (indefinite plural)
lakkerne (definite plural)


lak

nl-noun

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

lakken (plural)
lakje (diminutive neuter)

→ Papiamentu: lak, láker (dated)

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


lak

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 quotation)


lak

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

From Middle Dutch lac, from Old Dutch *lak, from Proto-West Germanic *lak, from Proto-Germanic *laką, *lakaz, related to Proto-Germanic *lak(k)ōną (“to blame, reproach”), from Proto-Indo-European *lok-néh₂-. See also Old Norse lakr (“lacking”), English lack.


lak

From Middle Dutch lac, from Old Dutch *laka, from Proto-West Germanic *laku.


lak

Pronunciation spelling
pronunciation spelling

Pronunciation spelling of like, representing African-American Vernacular English.


lak

1843, Sándor Petőfi, Távolból (From a Distance), poem lines 1–2 http://magyar-irodalom.elte.hu/sulinet/igyjo/setup/portrek/petofi/tavolbol.htm
Kis lak áll a nagy Duna mentében;
Oh mi drága e lakocska nékem!
A small house stands along the big Danube;

1872, Mór Jókai, Az arany ember (Timar’s Two Worlds), part 1, chapter 7, translated by Mrs. Hegan Kennard

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.

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.

lakok (plural)
lak (nominative singular)
lakok (nominative plural)
lakot (accusative singular)
lakokat (accusative plural)
laknak (dative singular)
lakoknak (dative plural)
lakkal (instrumental singular)
lakokkal (instrumental plural)
lakért (causal-final singular)
lakokért (causal-final plural)
lakká (singular translative)
lakokká (plural translative)
lakig (singular terminative)
lakokig (plural terminative)
lakként (essive-formal singular)
lakokként (essive-formal plural)
lakul (essive-modal singular)
lakban (inessive singular)
lakokban (inessive plural)
lakon (singular superessive)
lakokon (plural superessive)
laknál (adessive singular)
lakoknál (adessive plural)
lakba (illative singular)
lakokba (illative plural)
lakra (singular sublative)
lakokra (plural sublative)
lakhoz (allative singular)
lakokhoz (allative plural)
lakból (elative singular)
lakokból (elative plural)
lakról (delative singular)
lakokról (delative plural)
laktól (ablative singular)
lakoktól (ablative plural)
laké (singular)
lakoké (plural)
lakéi (singular)
lakokéi (plural)
lakom (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
lakaim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
lakjaim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
lakod (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
lakaid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
lakjaid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
laka (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
lakja (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
lakai (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
lakjai (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
lakunk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
lakaink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
lakjaink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
lakotok (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
lakaitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
lakjaitok (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
lakuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
lakjuk (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
lakaik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)
lakjaik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *lakka (“cover, roof, shelter”), compare Finnish lakka and Estonian lakk.


lak

is-noun

lak n (genitive singular laks, nominative plural lök)

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

From Old Norse lak, borrowed from Middle Low German laken, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic *lakaną.


lak

Vatnið lak úr vaskinum.

first/third-person singular past indicative of leka


lak

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

Borrowed from German Lack, from Italian lacca, from Arabic لَكّ (lakk).


lak

wallflower (any plant of the genus Erysimum)

Borrowed from German Lack, from Latin leucoium.


lak

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


lak

sh-adj

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

lȁk (canonical)
ла̏к (Cyrillic)
lȁkī (definite)
lȁkšī (comparative)
lak (masculine nominative singular)
laka (feminine nominative singular)
lako (neuter nominative singular)
laka (genitive masculine singular)
lake (feminine genitive singular)
laka (genitive neuter singular)
laku (dative masculine singular)
lakoj (dative feminine singular)
laku (dative neuter singular)
lak (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
laku (accusative feminine singular)
lako (accusative neuter singular)
laka (accusative animate masculine singular)
lak (masculine singular vocative)
laka (feminine singular vocative)
lako (neuter singular vocative)
laku (locative masculine singular)
lakoj (feminine locative singular)
laku (locative neuter singular)
lakim (instrumental masculine singular)
lakom (feminine instrumental singular)
lakim (instrumental neuter singular)
laki (masculine nominative plural)
lake (feminine nominative plural)
laka (neuter nominative plural)
lakih (genitive masculine plural)
lakih (feminine genitive plural)
lakih (genitive neuter plural)
lakim (dative masculine plural)
lakima (dative masculine plural)
lakim (dative feminine plural)
lakima (dative feminine plural)
lakim (dative neuter plural)
lakima (dative neuter plural)
lake (accusative masculine plural)
lake (accusative feminine plural)
laka (accusative neuter plural)
laki (masculine plural vocative)
lake (feminine plural vocative)
laka (neuter plural vocative)
lakim (locative masculine plural)
lakima (locative masculine plural)
lakim (feminine locative plural)
lakima (feminine locative plural)
lakim (locative neuter plural)
lakima (locative neuter plural)
lakim (instrumental masculine plural)
lakima (instrumental masculine plural)
lakim (feminine instrumental plural)
lakima (feminine instrumental plural)
lakim (instrumental neuter plural)
lakima (instrumental neuter plural)
laki (masculine nominative singular)
laka (feminine nominative singular)
lako (neuter nominative singular)
lakog (genitive masculine singular)
lakoga (genitive masculine singular)
lake (feminine genitive singular)
lakog (genitive neuter singular)
lakoga (genitive neuter singular)
lakomu (dative masculine singular)
lakome (dative masculine singular)
lakoj (dative feminine singular)
lakomu (dative neuter singular)
lakome (dative neuter singular)
laki (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
laku (accusative feminine singular)
lako (accusative neuter singular)
lakog (accusative animate masculine singular)
lakoga (accusative animate masculine singular)
laki (masculine singular vocative)
laka (feminine singular vocative)
lako (neuter singular vocative)
lakome (locative masculine singular)
lakomu (locative masculine singular)
lakoj (feminine locative singular)
lakome (locative neuter singular)
lakomu (locative neuter singular)
lakim (instrumental masculine singular)
lakom (feminine instrumental singular)
lakim (instrumental neuter singular)
laki (masculine nominative plural)
lake (feminine nominative plural)
laka (neuter nominative plural)
lakih (genitive masculine plural)
lakih (feminine genitive plural)
lakih (genitive neuter plural)
lakim (dative masculine plural)
lakima (dative masculine plural)
lakim (dative feminine plural)
lakima (dative feminine plural)
lakim (dative neuter plural)
lakima (dative neuter plural)
lake (accusative masculine plural)
lake (accusative feminine plural)
laka (accusative neuter plural)
laki (masculine plural vocative)
lake (feminine plural vocative)
laka (neuter plural vocative)
lakim (locative masculine plural)
lakima (locative masculine plural)
lakim (feminine locative plural)
lakima (feminine locative plural)
lakim (locative neuter plural)
lakima (locative neuter plural)
lakim (instrumental masculine plural)
lakima (instrumental masculine plural)
lakim (feminine instrumental plural)
lakima (feminine instrumental plural)
lakim (instrumental neuter plural)
lakima (instrumental neuter plural)
lakši (masculine nominative singular)
lakša (feminine nominative singular)
lakše (neuter nominative singular)
lakšeg (genitive masculine singular)
lakšega (genitive masculine singular)
lakše (feminine genitive singular)
lakšeg (genitive neuter singular)
lakšega (genitive neuter singular)
lakšem (dative masculine singular)
lakšemu (dative masculine singular)
lakšoj (dative feminine singular)
lakšem (dative neuter singular)
lakšemu (dative neuter singular)
lakši (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
lakšu (accusative feminine singular)
lakše (accusative neuter singular)
lakšeg (accusative animate masculine singular)
lakšega (accusative animate masculine singular)
lakši (masculine singular vocative)
lakša (feminine singular vocative)
lakše (neuter singular vocative)
lakšem (locative masculine singular)
lakšemu (locative masculine singular)
lakšoj (feminine locative singular)
lakšem (locative neuter singular)
lakšemu (locative neuter singular)
lakšim (instrumental masculine singular)
lakšom (feminine instrumental singular)
lakšim (instrumental neuter singular)
lakši (masculine nominative plural)
lakše (feminine nominative plural)
lakša (neuter nominative plural)
lakših (genitive masculine plural)
lakših (feminine genitive plural)
lakših (genitive neuter plural)
lakšim (dative masculine plural)
lakšima (dative masculine plural)
lakšim (dative feminine plural)
lakšima (dative feminine plural)
lakšim (dative neuter plural)
lakšima (dative neuter plural)
lakše (accusative masculine plural)
lakše (accusative feminine plural)
lakša (accusative neuter plural)
lakši (masculine plural vocative)
lakše (feminine plural vocative)
lakša (neuter plural vocative)
lakšim (locative masculine plural)
lakšima (locative masculine plural)
lakšim (feminine locative plural)
lakšima (feminine locative plural)
lakšim (locative neuter plural)
lakšima (locative neuter plural)
lakšim (instrumental masculine plural)
lakšima (instrumental masculine plural)
lakšim (feminine instrumental plural)
lakšima (feminine instrumental plural)
lakšim (instrumental neuter plural)
lakšima (instrumental neuter plural)
najlakši (masculine nominative singular)
najlakša (feminine nominative singular)
najlakše (neuter nominative singular)
najlakšeg (genitive masculine singular)
najlakšega (genitive masculine singular)
najlakše (feminine genitive singular)
najlakšeg (genitive neuter singular)
najlakšega (genitive neuter singular)
najlakšem (dative masculine singular)
najlakšemu (dative masculine singular)
najlakšoj (dative feminine singular)
najlakšem (dative neuter singular)
najlakšemu (dative neuter singular)
najlakši (accusative inanimate masculine singular)
najlakšu (accusative feminine singular)
najlakše (accusative neuter singular)
najlakšeg (accusative animate masculine singular)
najlakšega (accusative animate masculine singular)
najlakši (masculine singular vocative)
najlakša (feminine singular vocative)
najlakše (neuter singular vocative)
najlakšem (locative masculine singular)
najlakšemu (locative masculine singular)
najlakšoj (feminine locative singular)
najlakšem (locative neuter singular)
najlakšemu (locative neuter singular)
najlakšim (instrumental masculine singular)
najlakšom (feminine instrumental singular)
najlakšim (instrumental neuter singular)
najlakši (masculine nominative plural)
najlakše (feminine nominative plural)
najlakša (neuter nominative plural)
najlakših (genitive masculine plural)
najlakših (feminine genitive plural)
najlakših (genitive neuter plural)
najlakšim (dative masculine plural)
najlakšima (dative masculine plural)
najlakšim (dative feminine plural)
najlakšima (dative feminine plural)
najlakšim (dative neuter plural)
najlakšima (dative neuter plural)
najlakše (accusative masculine plural)
najlakše (accusative feminine plural)
najlakša (accusative neuter plural)
najlakši (masculine plural vocative)
najlakše (feminine plural vocative)
najlakša (neuter plural vocative)
najlakšim (locative masculine plural)
najlakšima (locative masculine plural)
najlakšim (feminine locative plural)
najlakšima (feminine locative plural)
najlakšim (locative neuter plural)
najlakšima (locative neuter plural)
najlakšim (instrumental masculine plural)
najlakšima (instrumental masculine plural)
najlakšim (feminine instrumental plural)
najlakšima (feminine instrumental plural)
najlakšim (instrumental neuter plural)
najlakšima (instrumental neuter plural)

positive indefinite forms

positive definite forms

comparative forms

superlative forms

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


lak

lȁk (canonical masculine)
ла̏к (Cyrillic)
lak (nominative singular)
lakovi (nominative plural)
laka (genitive singular)
lakova (genitive plural)
laku (dative singular)
lakovima (dative plural)
lak (accusative singular)
lakove (accusative plural)
laku (singular vocative)
lakovi (plural vocative)
laku (locative singular)
lakovima (locative plural)
lakom (instrumental singular)
lakovima (instrumental plural)


lak

Akin to the synonymous Judeo-Tat lok, Azerbaijani lək, Armenian լաք (lakʻ). See the Armenian entry for more.


lak

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


lak

Inherited from Latin lacus, from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”).