"Lack" meaning in German

See Lack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lak/ Audio: De-Lack.ogg
Rhymes: -ak Etymology: 16th century, from Italian lacca, from Arabic لَكّ (lakk), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Etymology templates: {{bor|de|it|lacca}} Italian lacca, {{der|de|ar|لَكّ}} Arabic لَكّ (lakk), {{der|de|fa|لاک|tr=lâk}} Persian لاک (lâk), {{der|de|hi|लाख}} Hindi लाख (lākh), {{der|de|sa|लाक्षा}} Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s}} Lack m (strong, genitive Lackes or Lacks, plural Lacke) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s}} Forms: Lackes [genitive], Lacks [genitive], Lacke [plural], strong [table-tags], Lack [nominative, singular], Lacke [definite, nominative, plural], Lackes [genitive, singular], Lacks [genitive, singular], Lacke [definite, genitive, plural], Lack [dative, singular], Lacke [dative, singular], Lacken [dative, definite, plural], Lack [accusative, singular], Lacke [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. varnish, finish (smooth layer of coating typically applied to wood or metal, either for protection or color) Wikipedia link: de: Tags: masculine, strong Derived forms: Autolack, der Lack ist ab, Lackaffe, lacken, lackieren, Lackleder, Lackporling, Lackstiefel, Nagellack, Siegellack
    Sense id: en-Lack-de-noun-fmjMzewW Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 82 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 8 8

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "lacca"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian lacca",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "لَكّ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لَكّ (lakk)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "لاک",
        "tr": "lâk"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian لاک (lâk)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "hi",
        "3": "लाख"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi लाख (lākh)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "लाक्षा"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "16th century, from Italian lacca, from Arabic لَكّ (lakk), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Lackes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacke",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lack",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lackes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lack",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lack",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Lack m (strong, genitive Lackes or Lacks, plural Lacke)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "82 9 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 8 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Autolack"
        },
        {
          "word": "der Lack ist ab"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lackaffe"
        },
        {
          "word": "lacken"
        },
        {
          "word": "lackieren"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lackleder"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lackporling"
        },
        {
          "word": "Lackstiefel"
        },
        {
          "word": "Nagellack"
        },
        {
          "word": "Siegellack"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "varnish, finish (smooth layer of coating typically applied to wood or metal, either for protection or color)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Lack-de-noun-fmjMzewW",
      "links": [
        [
          "varnish",
          "varnish"
        ],
        [
          "finish",
          "finish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "de:"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/lak/"
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/De-Lack.ogg"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Lack"
}
{
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Autolack"
    },
    {
      "word": "der Lack ist ab"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lackaffe"
    },
    {
      "word": "lacken"
    },
    {
      "word": "lackieren"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lackleder"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lackporling"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lackstiefel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Nagellack"
    },
    {
      "word": "Siegellack"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "it",
        "3": "lacca"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian lacca",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "لَكّ"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic لَكّ (lakk)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "لاک",
        "tr": "lâk"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian لاک (lâk)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "hi",
        "3": "लाख"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi लाख (lākh)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "लाक्षा"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "16th century, from Italian lacca, from Arabic لَكّ (lakk), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Lackes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacks",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacke",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lack",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lackes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lack",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacken",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lack",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lacke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "expansion": "Lack m (strong, genitive Lackes or Lacks, plural Lacke)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m,(e)s"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine nouns",
        "German nouns",
        "German terms borrowed from Italian",
        "German terms derived from Arabic",
        "German terms derived from Hindi",
        "German terms derived from Italian",
        "German terms derived from Persian",
        "German terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:German/ak",
        "Rhymes:German/ak/1 syllable"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "varnish, finish (smooth layer of coating typically applied to wood or metal, either for protection or color)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "varnish",
          "varnish"
        ],
        [
          "finish",
          "finish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "de:"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lak/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Lack.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f0/De-Lack.ogg/De-Lack.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/De-Lack.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ak"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lack"
}

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