Lake
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from the noun lake.
Proper noun
[edit]Lake (countable and uncountable, plural Lakes)
- A surname.
- A unisex given name.
- A placename:
- A place in England:
- A large village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5983). [1]
- A settlement in Wilsford cum Lake parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1339).
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho.
- An unincorporated community in Laurel County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
- An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
- An unincorporated community in Garfield Township, Clare County, Michigan.
- A town in Newton County and Scott County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
- An unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
- A town in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
- A former town in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, annexed by the city of Milwaukee in 1954.
- A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
- A number of townships, listed under Lake Township.
- A place in England:
Derived terms
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[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle Low German lāke, from Old Saxon laca, from Proto-West Germanic *laku, from Proto-Germanic *lakō (“lake, pool”). Originally the same word as Lache (“puddle”), which see for more.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Lake f (genitive Lake, plural Laken)
- brine (saltwater used for pickling)
Usage notes
[edit]- A pleonastic compound Salzlake is often used instead of the simplex.
Declension
[edit]Declension of Lake [feminine]
Further reading
[edit]- “Lake” in Duden online
German Low German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German lāke, from Old Saxon laca (attested in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *laku, from Proto-Germanic *lakō. More at lake.
Noun
[edit]Lake f (plural Laken)
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- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in the Isle of Wight, England
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- en:Villages in Wiltshire, England
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Idaho, USA
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Louisiana, USA
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Michigan, USA
- en:Places in Michigan, USA
- en:Towns in Mississippi, USA
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- en:Unincorporated communities in Virginia, USA
- en:Places in Virginia, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
- en:Places in West Virginia, USA
- en:Towns in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Places in Wisconsin, USA
- en:Historical settlements
- en:Townships
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