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Etymology 1
From Middle English lake (“‘body of water’”) from Old English lacu (“‘lake, pond, pool, stream, watercourse’”) from Proto-Germanic *lakō, lek (“‘pool, water aggregation, salt brine’”) from Proto-Indo-European *lak- (“‘lake, pool’”). Akin to Old High German lacha "swamp, bog, marsh" (German Lache "pool, puddle"), Middle Dutch lake "pond, puddle, standing water", Old English leccan (“‘to wet, moisten’”), Old English lagu (“‘sea’”). Frequency possibly strengthened in Middle English by the Old French synonym lack "lake" from Latin lacus "hollow, lake, pond". More at leak, leach.
Noun
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Singular lake |
Plural lakes |
lake (plural lakes)
- Large, landlocked, naturally occurring stretch of water.
- (In the plural) an area characterised by its many lakes; e.g., the English Lake District is often shortened to The Lakes.
- A large amount of liquid: a wine lake.
Derived terms
Translations
body of water
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Etymology 2
From Old English lác, Proto-Germanic *laikom, *game, dance, hymn, sport, fight.
Noun
Wikipedia has an article on: Lác|
Singular lake |
Plural lakes |
lake (plural lakes)
Derived terms
Verb
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Infinitive to lake |
Third person singular lakes |
Simple past laked |
Past participle laked |
Present participle laking |
to lake (third-person singular simple present lakes, present participle laking, simple past and past participle laked)
Etymology 3
From Old English lachen
Noun
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Singular lake |
Plural lakes |
lake (plural lakes)
Etymology 4
From French laque (“‘lacquer’”) < Persian لاک (lāk) < Hindi lakh < Sanskrit laksha (“‘one hundred thousand’”), referring to the number of insects that gather on the trees and make the resin seep out.
Noun
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Singular lake |
Plural lakes |
lake (plural lakes)
- 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
coloring agent
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Verb
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Infinitive to lake |
Third person singular lakes |
Simple past laked |
Past participle laked |
Present participle laking |
to lake (third-person singular simple present lakes, present participle laking, simple past and past participle laked)
- To make lake-red.
Anagrams
Norwegian
Noun
lake m.
Verb
lake
- To pickle.
Swedish
Swedish Wikipedia has an article on: LakeNoun
lake c.
- 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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Q. Am taking water from Grand lake. Where can I find a place that I can buy equipt. and install myself? This needs to be plumbed into the house for potable water at the faucets.
Asked by jammer0910 - Sun Mar 26 12:43:58 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Your in luck. My husband is the Owner of McCoy Water Filter, Inc. You can check out the website at www.mccoywaterfilter.com we are located in VA but we can ship anywhere. You should get your water tested from a state approved laboratory. They will give you an accurate reading of any contaminants that may be found. You will need this read out to know what type of system is needed to treat your water.
Answered by firewire61 - Sat Apr 8 09:58:45 2006
