lok

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lok"

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔk/

Etymology 1

From Dutch lokken, from Middle Dutch locken, from Old Dutch loccon, from Proto-Germanic *lukkōną.

Verb

lok (present lok, present participle lokkende, past participle gelok)

1. (transitive) to lure, to bait

Etymology 2

From Dutch lok, from Middle Dutch locke.

Noun

lok (plural lokke, diminutive lokkie)

1. lock of hair

Czech

Etymology

Deverbal from lokat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlok]
• Rhymes: -ok

Noun

lok m inan (diminutive loček)

1. gulp, swallow of a liquid

   Synonyms: doušek, hlt

Declension

Declension of lok (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	lok	loky
genitive	loku	loků
dative	loku	lokům
accusative	lok	loky
vocative	loku	loky
locative	loku	locích
instrumental	lokem	loky

Further reading

• “lok”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “lok”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “lok”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔk/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: lok
• Rhymes: -ɔk
• Homophone: Lok

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch locke, from Old Dutch lock, from Frankish *lokk, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz.

Noun

lok f (plural lokken, diminutive lokje n)

1. lock of hair

   Synonym: haarlok

2. one curl in hair of the head, confer goldilocks

   Synonym: haarlok

Derived terms

• goudlokje
• haarlok

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lok

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch loc, from Old Dutch *loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką.

Noun

lok n (plural lokken, diminutive lokje n)

1. (archaic) hole

   Synonyms: gat, hol, holte

Derived terms

• lokerig

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lok

1. inflection of lokken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• kol

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔːk/
• Rhymes: -ɔːk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lok, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“to close, shut, cover”).

Noun

lok n (genitive singular loks, nominative plural lok)

1. lid

Declension

Declension of lok (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lok	lokið	lok	lokin
accusative	lok	lokið	lok	lokin
dative	loki	lokinu	lokum	lokunum
genitive	loks	loksins	loka	lokanna

Derived terms

• augnlok

Etymology 2

From the same origin as the "lid" sense of Etymology 1, as "closing lid" > "close, finish, end".

Noun

lok n pl (plural only, genitive plural loka)

1. end; especially in fixed expressions

   kaupið er greitt í lok mánaðarins ― the purchase is paid at the end of the month

   í lokin ― at the end

   að lokum ― in the end

   að líða undir lok ― to come to an end

Declension

Declension of lok (pl-only neuter)

	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	lok	lokin
accusative	lok	lokin
dative	lokum	lokunum
genitive	loka	lokanna

Derived terms

• loks

Further reading

• “lok” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlok/ [ˈlok̚]
• Rhymes: -ok
• Syllabification: lok

Noun

lok (plural lok-lok)

1. (rail transport) Apocopic form of lokomotif (“locomotive”)

Further reading

• “lok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Judeo-Tat

Etymology

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

Noun

lok

1. square-shaped bed (in a garden)

Further reading

• Агарунов, Я., Агарунов, М. (2010) “лок”, in Большой словарь языка горских евреев джуури [Large Dictionary of the Juhuri Language of Mountain Jews]‎^[1] (in Russian), Baku: Абилов, Зейналов и сыновья, page 162b

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦭꦸꦏ꧀ (luk), from Old Javanese eluk.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /loʔ/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /lʊʔ/
• Rhymes: -loʔ, -oʔ

Adjective

lok (Jawi spelling لوق)

1. crooked (having one or more bends or angles)

Further reading

• “lok” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian locu, from Latin locus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔːk/

Noun

lok m (plural lokijiet)

1. place

   Synonyms: mkien, post

Derived terms

• flok
• loki

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English loc, from Proto-West Germanic *lok, from Proto-Germanic *luką, from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend; turn”).

Alternative forms

• loc, lock, loke

Noun

lok (plural lokkes or loken)

1. lock

Descendants

• English: lock
• Scots: lock
• Yola: lauckès (plural)

References

• “lok, n.²”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

From Old English lāc, from Proto-West Germanic *laik, from Proto-Germanic *laikaz.

Alternative forms

• loke, loc, loac, lock, lake, lac

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːk(ə)/, /lɔk/, /ˈlaːk(ə)/

Noun

lok (plural lokes or lakes)

1. A religious offering or sacrifice.

Descendants

• English: lake (dialectal)

References

• “lōk, n.³”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Mokilese

Verb

lok

1. (intransitive) to turn, change direction

Derived terms

• loklok

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luːk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uːk
• Hyphenation: lok

Etymology 1

Short form of lokomotiv

Noun

lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka or lokene)

1. a loco (short for locomotive)

Derived terms

• lokfører

Etymology 2

Verb

lok

1. imperative of loke

References

• “lok” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Anagrams

• klo, kol-

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Short form of lokomotiv

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʊkː/

Noun

lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka)

1. a loco (short for locomotive)

Derived terms

• lokførar

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lok.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːk/

Noun

lok n (definite singular loket, indefinite plural lok, definite plural loka)

1. alternative form of lokk

Derived terms

• augelok

References

• “lok” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Locke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔk
• Syllabification: lok

Noun

lok m inan (diminutive loczek)

1. curl, lock

   Synonym: pukiel

Declension

Declension of lok

	singular	plural
nominative	lok	loki
genitive	loku	loków
dative	lokowi	lokom
accusative	lok	loki
instrumental	lokiem	lokami
locative	loku	lokach
vocative	loku	loki

Derived terms

nouns

• lokówka

Further reading

• lok in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lok in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European *lenk- (“to bend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lóːk/

Noun

lọ̑k m inan

1. bow (weapon)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	lók
gen. sing.	lóka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	lók	lóka	lóki
genitive (rodȋlnik)	lóka	lókov	lókov
dative (dajȃlnik)	lóku	lókoma	lókom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	lók	lóka	lóke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	lóku	lókih	lókih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	lókom	lókoma	lóki

Further reading

• “lok”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

lok

1. pasture

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[2], 2005

Swedish

Etymology

Short for lokomotiv

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

lok n

1. locomotive, engine, loco; The machine which pulls a train forward.

   Synonym: lokomotiv

2. (in the capitalized definite "Loket") Leif "Loket" Olsson

Declension

Declension of lok

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lok	loks
	definite	loket	lokets
plural	indefinite	lok	loks
	definite	loken	lokens

Related terms

• ånglok
• diesellok
• ellok
• lokförare
• lokvissla

See also

• manövervagn (“driving trailer; control car”)

References

• lok in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lok in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lok in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• KOL, klo, kol

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English lock.

Noun

lok

1. lock

Volapük

Noun

lok (nominative plural loks)

1. mirror

Declension

Declension of lok

	singular	plural
nominative	lok	loks
genitive	loka	lokas
dative	loke	lokes
accusative	loki	lokis
vocative 1	o lok!	o loks!
predicative 2	loku	lokus

¹ status as a case is disputed
² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Derived terms

• lokaglätik
• lokamamagod
• lokön

West Frisian

Etymology

Compare English luck. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lok/

Noun

lok n (no plural, diminutive lokje)

1. luck, fortune

   Synonym: gelok

Derived terms

• lokwinskje

Further reading

• “lok”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011