lukke

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɔɡ̊ə]

Etymology 1

From the verb lukke (“to close”).

Noun

lukke n (singular definite lukket, plural indefinite lukker)

1. (rare) fastening, lock
2. (rare) cover
3. (linguistics) closure, flap, tap, a momentary closure of the oral cavity

Inflection

Declension of lukke

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lukke	lukket	lukker	lukkerne
genitive	lukkes	lukkets	lukkers	lukkernes

Etymology 2

From Old Danish lykkiæ, lykkæ (preterit luktæ), from Old Norse lykja (preterit lukta), from Proto-Germanic *lukjaną (“to close, shut”). The modern Danish form has the vowel of the preterit and the participle. There may also be a contamination with the related strong verb Old Danish lukæ, lughæ (preterit løk), from Old Norse lúka (preterit lauk), from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“to close, shut”) (preterit *lauk).

Verb

lukke (past tense lukkede, past participle lukket)

1. to close
2. to shut
3. to shut down
4. to turn off (to stop a flow of liquid or gas by rotating a valve or tap, typically used with preposition for)

   De truer med at lukke for gassen.

   They are threatening to turn off the gas.

   Husk at lukke for vandhanen efter brug.

   Remember to turn off the water tap after use.

5. (reflexive) to shut oneself

Conjugation

Inflection of lukke

	present	past
simple	lukker	lukkede
perfect	har lukket	havde lukket
passive	lukkes	lukkedes
participle	lukkende	lukket
imperative	luk	—
infinitive	lukke	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	lukken	—

Derived terms

• lukke af
• lukke i
• lukke ned
• lukke op

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

lukke

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of lukken

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish lukke.

Verb

lukke (imperative lukk, present tense lukker, passive lukkes, simple past and past participle lukka or lukket)

1. to close
2. to shut

Derived terms

• utelukke

References

• “lukke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

lukke (present tense lukkar, past tense lukka, past participle lukka, passive infinitive lukkast, present participle lukkande, imperative lukke/lukk)

1. Alternative form of lukka (“close”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German lucke, gelucke. Compare Danish and Norwegian Bokmål lykke, and Swedish lycka. Compare also English luck, German Glück, Yiddish גליק (glik), West Frisian gelok, Dutch and Afrikaans geluk, Saramaccan and Sranan Tongo koloku.

Alternative forms

• lykke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lʊke/, [²lʊʷkːə]

Noun

lukke f (definite singular lukka, indefinite plural lukker, definite plural lukkene)

1. happiness
2. (good) luck, fortune
3. blessing

Derived terms

• lukkeleg (“happy”)

References

• “lukke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.