Loki

See also: loki and löki

English

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Loki

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Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse Loki, where further etymology is shown.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈləʊki/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈloʊki/
• Homophone: low-key (in some pronunciations)
• Rhymes: -əʊki

Proper noun

Loki

1. (Norse mythology) The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world.
   • 2020 July 29, Jessie Yeung, “Australia names new species after Deadpool, Thor, and other Marvel favorites”, in CNN‎:

     There’s the Loki fly, in honor of the tortured God of Mischief, whose scientific name is “Daptolestes illusiolautus,” meaning elegant deception.

Translations

god of mischief and trickery

Chinese: Mandarin: 洛基 (zh) (Luòjī) Danish: Loke Faroese: Loki m, Lokki m French: Loki (fr) m Georgian: ლოკი (loḳi) Icelandic: Loki (is) m Japanese: ロキ (ja) (Roki) Korean: 로키 (Roki) Marathi: लोकी m (lokī) Norwegian: Bokmål: Loke (no) Nynorsk: Loke Old Norse: Loki m Portuguese: Loki (pt) m Russian: Ло́ки (ru) m (Lóki) Swedish: Loke (sv)

Anagrams

• Ilok, kilo, kilo-

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Loki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɔːcɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːcɪ
• Homophone: loki

Proper noun

Loki m (proper noun, genitive singular Loka)

1. (Norse mythology) Loki (Norse god)
2. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Loki (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Loki
accusative	Loka
dative	Loka
genitive	Loka