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English[]

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A mountain lake

Pronunciation[]

Etymology 1[]

From Middle English lake "body of water" from Old English lacu "lake, pond, pool, stream, watercourse" from Proto-Germanic *lákō, *láχō, *lagúz, *lek- (pool, water aggregation, salt brine) from Proto-Indo-European *lakw- (lake, pool). Akin to Old High German lacha, lahha "swamp, bog, marsh" (Template:Deu Lache "pool, puddle"), Template:Dum [[lake#Template:Dum|lake]] "pond, puddle, standing water", Old English leccan (to wet, moisten), Old English lagu "sea". Frequency strengthened in Middle English by the Old French synonym lack "lake" from Latin lacus "hollow, lake, pond". More at leak, leach.

Noun[]

Singular
Lake

Plural
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Lake ({{{1}}})

  1. Large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water.
  2. (In the plural) an area characterised by its many lakes; e.g., the English Lake District is often shortened to The Lakes.
  3. A large amount of liquid: a wine lake.
    So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline? - Robert DeNiro, Backdraft
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Etymology 2[]

From Old English lác, Proto-Germanic *laikom, *game, dance, hymn, sport, fight.

Noun[]

Wikipedia

Singular
Lake

Plural
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Lake ({{{1}}})

  1. (obsolete) An offering, sacrifice, gift.
  2. (obsolete, dialectal) Play, sport, fun, glee.
Derived terms[]
  • wedlock

Verb[]

Infinitive
to Lake

Third person singular
lak

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
es

to Lake (third-person singular simple present lak, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)

  1. (obsolete) To present an offering.
  2. Template:Chiefly To leap, jump, exert oneself, play.

Etymology 3[]

From Old English lachen

Noun[]

Singular
Lake

Plural
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Lake ({{{1}}})

  1. (obsolete) Fine linen.

Etymology 4[]

From French laque (lacquer) < Persian لاک (lāk) < Template:Hi[[Category:Template:Hi derivations|Lake]] lakh < Sanskrit laksha (one hundred thousand), referring to the number of insects that gather on the trees and make the resin seep out.

Noun[]

Singular
Lake

Plural
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Lake ({{{1}}})

  1. In dyeing and painting, an often fugitive crimson or vermillion pigment derived from an organic colorant (cochineal or madder, for example) and an inorganic, generally metallic mordant.
Derived terms[]
  • lake-red
Translations[]

Verb[]

Infinitive
to Lake

Third person singular
lak

Simple past
-

Past participle
-

Present participle
es

to Lake (third-person singular simple present lak, present participle es, simple past and past participle -)

  1. To make lake-red.

Anagrams[]


Dutch[]

Verb[]

Lake

  1. The singular present subjunctive of laken.

Norwegian[]

Noun[]

Lake m.

  1. pickle, brine
  2. burbot, eelpout

Verb[]

Lake

  1. To pickle.

Swedish[]

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia sv

Noun[]

Lake c.

  1. burbot (a freshwater fish: Lota lota)


This Swedish entry was created from the translations listed at burbot. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see Lake in the Swedish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) May 2009

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