locket

See also: Locket

English

Etymology

From French loquet, from a diminutive of Anglo-Norman loc, itself from Old English loc, whence lock.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒkɪt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑkɪt/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɒkɪt

Noun

locket (plural lockets)

1. A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item.
2. (archaic) The upper metallic cap of a sword’s scabbard.
3. A small white marking on a cat's coat.

Translations

chained ornament

Bulgarian: медалион m (medalion) Catalan: medalló m Chinese: Mandarin: 小盒 Czech: medailon m, medailonek (cs) m Dutch: medaillon (nl) n Esperanto: medaliono Finnish: medaljonki (fi) French: médaillon (fr) m Galician: medallón (gl) German: Medaillon (de) Hebrew: קופסית קישוט Italian: medaglione (it) Japanese: ロケット (ja) (roketto) Norwegian: medaljong (no) m Polish: medalion (pl) m Portuguese: medalhão (pt) m Russian: медальо́н (ru) (medalʹón) Serbo-Croatian: medaljon (sh) Spanish: medallón m, guardapelo (es) m Swedish: medaljong (sv) c Tagalog: relikaryo Thai: จี้ (th) (jîi) Turkish: madalyon (tr) Yiddish: אויבל m (oybl)

Further reading

• Swords on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

locket

1. second-person plural subjunctive I of locken

Swedish

Noun

locket

1. definite singular of lock