lak (not comparable)
- Pronunciation spelling of like, representing African-American Vernacular English.
lak
- Pronunciation spelling of like, representing African-American Vernacular English.
From Proto-Albanian *laka (“bend, curve”). Cognate to Latin lax (“bait, lure, noose, slip”), laqueus (“cord, rope (as noose, slip)”).[1]
lak m
- chain (trap for wild animals)
- snare
- rope
- bow (of a musical instrument)
- mountain pass
- bend
- curve
Derived from French lacre (“sealing wax”), from Portuguese laca.
- IPA(key): [ˈlak]
- Hyphenation: lak
- Rhymes: -ak
lak m inan
- lacquer
Declension of lak (velar masculine inanimate)
- “lak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “lak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “lak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
From German Lack.
lak c or n (singular definite lakken or lakket, plural indefinite lakker, plural definite lakkerne)
- lacquer
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 m or f or n (plural lakken, diminutive lakje n)
- lacquer
lak m or n (uncountable)
- 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 quotation)
- indifference (only in lak hebben aan)
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 m or n (plural lakken)
- (dialectal) defect, deficiency, shortcoming, blame, blemish
From Middle Dutch lac, from Old Dutch *laka, from Proto-West Germanic *laku.
lak n (plural lakken)
- (archaic) lake
- Synonym: meer
For pronunciation and definitions of lak – see 落 (“to fall; to drop; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 落). |
From Proto-Finno-Ugric *lakka (“cover, roof, shelter”), compare Finnish lakka and Estonian lakk.[1]
- IPA(key): [ˈlɒk]
- Hyphenation: lak
- Rhymes: -ɒk
lak (plural lakok)
- (archaic) habitation, abode, residence
- (poetic) dwelling
- 1843, Sándor Petőfi, Távolból (From a Distance), poem lines 1–2 [1]
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[2] (Timar’s Two Worlds),[3] part 1, chapter 7, translated by Mrs. Hegan Kennard:
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.- 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.
The possessive forms are now more common with j, those without it being archaic. See this reference site for the possessive declensions.
- lakik → lakályos, lakás, lakatlan, lakhatás, lakhatatlan, lakható, lakó, lakos, lakosság, lakott, lakozik, lakta
- lakocska
- lak in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
From Old Norse lak, borrowed from Middle Low German laken, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic *lakaną.
lak n (genitive singular laks, nominative plural lök)
- sheet, bedsheet
lak
- first/third-person singular past indicative of leka
Vatnið lak úr vaskinum.- The water leaked from the sink.
lak (plural lake)
- tooth
Cognate with Garo jak (“hand”).
lak
- hand
Borrowed from German Lack, from Italian lacca, from Arabic لَكّ (lakk).
lak m inan
- sealing wax
- dental sealant
Borrowed from German Lack, from Latin leucoium.
lak m inan
- wallflower (any plant of the genus Erysimum)
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
lak f
- genitive plural of laka
- lak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
From Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa).
lak
- hundred thousand
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьgъkъ, from pre-Slavic *h₁ln̥gʷʰ-u-ko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.
lȁk (Cyrillic spelling ла̏к, definite lȁkī, comparative lȁkšī)
- easy
- light
positive indefinite forms
singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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lak
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laka
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lako
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genitive
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laka
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lake
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laka
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dative
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laku
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lakoj
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laku
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accusative
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inanimate animate
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lak laka
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laku
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lako
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vocative
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lak
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laka
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lako
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locative
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laku
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lakoj
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laku
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instrumental
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lakim
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lakom
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lakim
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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laki
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lake
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laka
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genitive
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lakih
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lakih
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lakih
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dative
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lakim(a)
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lakim(a)
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lakim(a)
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accusative
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lake
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lake
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laka
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vocative
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laki
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lake
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laka
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locative
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lakim(a)
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lakim(a)
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lakim(a)
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instrumental
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lakim(a)
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lakim(a)
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lakim(a)
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positive definite forms
singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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laki
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laka
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lako
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genitive
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lakog(a)
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lake
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lakog(a)
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dative
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lakom(u/e)
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lakoj
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lakom(u/e)
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accusative
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inanimate animate
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laki lakog(a)
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laku
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lako
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vocative
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laki
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laka
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lako
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locative
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lakom(e/u)
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lakoj
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lakom(e/u)
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instrumental
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lakim
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lakom
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lakim
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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laki
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lake
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laka
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genitive
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lakih
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lakih
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lakih
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dative
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lakim(a)
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lakim(a)
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lakim(a)
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accusative
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lake
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lake
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laka
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vocative
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laki
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lake
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laka
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locative
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lakim(a)
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lakim(a)
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lakim(a)
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instrumental
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lakim(a)
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lakim(a)
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lakim(a)
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comparative forms
singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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lakši
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lakša
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lakše
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genitive
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lakšeg(a)
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lakše
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lakšeg(a)
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dative
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lakšem(u)
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lakšoj
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lakšem(u)
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accusative
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inanimate animate
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lakši lakšeg(a)
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lakšu
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lakše
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vocative
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lakši
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lakša
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lakše
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locative
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lakšem(u)
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lakšoj
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lakšem(u)
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instrumental
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lakšim
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lakšom
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lakšim
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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lakši
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lakše
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lakša
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genitive
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lakših
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lakših
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lakših
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dative
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lakšim(a)
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lakšim(a)
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lakšim(a)
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accusative
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lakše
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lakše
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lakša
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vocative
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lakši
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lakše
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lakša
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locative
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lakšim(a)
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lakšim(a)
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lakšim(a)
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instrumental
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lakšim(a)
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lakšim(a)
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lakšim(a)
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superlative forms
singular
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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najlakši
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najlakša
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najlakše
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genitive
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najlakšeg(a)
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najlakše
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najlakšeg(a)
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dative
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najlakšem(u)
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najlakšoj
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najlakšem(u)
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accusative
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inanimate animate
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najlakši najlakšeg(a)
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najlakšu
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najlakše
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vocative
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najlakši
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najlakša
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najlakše
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locative
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najlakšem(u)
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najlakšoj
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najlakšem(u)
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instrumental
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najlakšim
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najlakšom
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najlakšim
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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nominative
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najlakši
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najlakše
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najlakša
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genitive
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najlakših
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najlakših
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najlakših
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dative
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najlakšim(a)
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najlakšim(a)
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najlakšim(a)
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accusative
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najlakše
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najlakše
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najlakša
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vocative
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najlakši
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najlakše
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najlakša
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locative
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najlakšim(a)
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najlakšim(a)
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najlakšim(a)
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instrumental
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najlakšim(a)
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najlakšim(a)
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najlakšim(a)
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From German Lack, from Italian lacca.
lȁk m (Cyrillic spelling ла̏к)
- lacquer
lak
- Alternative form of lakk
Akin to the synonymous Judeo-Tat lok, Azerbaijani lək, Armenian լաք (lakʻ). See the Armenian entry for more.
lak
- bed (in a garden)
- Грюнберг, А. Л. (1963) Язык североазербайджанских татов [The language of the North Azerbaijani Tats][4] (in Russian), Leningrad: Academy Press, pages 179a, 182b
- Soltanov, A. K., Soltanov, M. C. (2013) “lak”, in Tati–türki, türki–tati lüğət [Tat–Azerbaijani, Azerbaijani–Tat Dictionary][5], Baku: Qanun, page 108b
lak
- refusal
lak
- refuse
lak (nominative plural laks)
- lake
declension of lak
- 1 status as a case is disputed
- 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only
Inherited from Latin lacus, from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”).
lak m (plural laks)
- lake
- Synonym: laetche