luk

See also: Luk, Luk., lúk, lük, lūk, łuk, luk-, -luk, -lük, and лук

Translingual

Symbol

luk

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Lunanakha.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Lunanakha terms

A-Pucikwar

Etymology

From Proto-Great Andamanese *luk.

Noun

luk

1. channel (of water)
2. path
3. road
4. strait

References

• Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 21 (2009)

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

luk

Wikipedia ^cs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈluk]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: luk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech luk, from Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European *lenk- (“to bend”).

Noun

luk m inan (diminutive louček or lučík)

1. bow (weapon)

   Meronyms: lučiště, tětiva

Declension

Declension of luk (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	luk	luky
genitive	luku	luků
dative	luku	lukům
accusative	luk	luky
vocative	luku	luky
locative	luku	lucích
instrumental	lukem	luky

Derived terms

nouns

• lučiště
• lučištník
• lukař
• lukostřelba
• lukostřelec

Descendants

• → Polish: łuk

See also

• šíp m

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

luk

1. genitive plural of louka

   Synonym: louk

Further reading

• “luk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “luk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “luk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Danish

Verb

luk

1. imperative of lukke
2. (interjection) shut it!, stop talking

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ʏk

Verb

luk

1. inflection of lukken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• KUL

Gothic

Romanization

luk

1. romanization of 𐌻𐌿𐌺

Hungarian

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lowkke (“hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈluk]
• Rhymes: -uk

Noun

luk (plural lukak)

1. (folksy) alternative form of lyuk

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	luk	lukak
accusative	lukat	lukakat
dative	luknak	lukaknak
instrumental	lukkal	lukakkal
causal-final	lukért	lukakért
translative	lukká	lukakká
terminative	lukig	lukakig
essive-formal	lukként	lukakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	lukban	lukakban
superessive	lukon	lukakon
adessive	luknál	lukaknál
illative	lukba	lukakba
sublative	lukra	lukakra
allative	lukhoz	lukakhoz
elative	lukból	lukakból
delative	lukról	lukakról
ablative	luktól	lukaktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	luké	lukaké
non-attributive possessive – plural	lukéi	lukakéi

Possessive forms of luk

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	lukam	lukaim
2nd person sing.	lukad	lukaid
3rd person sing.	luka	lukai
1st person plural	lukunk	lukaink
2nd person plural	lukatok	lukaitok
3rd person plural	lukuk	lukaik

Derived terms

• lukacska
• lukas
• lukú

Further reading

• luk , redirecting to lyuk in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lucke

Etymology

From Middle Dutch luc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luk/

Noun

luk (plural luckes)

1. (Late Middle English) good fortune; gain, profit

Derived terms

• lukky

Descendants

• English: luck
• Yola: lhuck, looke

References

• “luk, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Mokilese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluk/

Noun

luk

1. knot

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

luk

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from German Luke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluk/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uk
• Syllabification: luk

Noun

luk m inan

1. (nautical) hatch, hatchway (hole that leads into a ship's hold)

   Masowce ładowane są przez luki. ― Bulk carriers are loaded through the hatchways.

2. (nautical) bay, hold (compartment in a vehicle)

   Pracownik lotniska zatrzasnął się w luku bagażowym samolotu. ― An airport employee trapped himself in the cargo hold of an airplane.

Declension

Declension of luk

	singular	plural
nominative	luk	luki
genitive	luku	luków
dative	lukowi	lukom
accusative	luk	luki
instrumental	lukiem	lukami
locative	luku	lukach
vocative	luku	luki

Derived terms

adjective

• lukowy

Noun

luk f

1. genitive plural of luka

Further reading

• luk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• luk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:

luk

Wikipedia ^sh

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lukъ. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”). Compare Low German look, Look, German Lauch, Swedish lök, English leek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lûk/

Noun

lȕk m inan (Cyrillic spelling лу̏к)

1. onion
2. (regional) garlic
3. any Allium species

Declension

Declension of luk

	singular	plural
nominative	luk	lukovi
genitive	luka	lukova
dative	luku	lukovima
accusative	luk	lukove
vocative	luče	lukovi
locative	luku	lukovima
instrumental	lukom	lukovima

Further reading

• “luk”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European *lenk- (“to bend”). Cognate with Lithuanian lankas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lûːk/

Noun

lȗk m inan (Cyrillic spelling лу̑к)

1. bow (a weapon)
2. arch

Declension

Declension of luk

	singular	plural
nominative	lȗk	lúkovi
genitive	luka	lúkōvā
dative	luku	lukovima
accusative	luk	lukove
vocative	luče	lukovi
locative	luku	lukovima
instrumental	lukom	lukovima

Further reading

• “luk”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovak

Slovak Wikipedia has an article on:

luk

Wikipedia ^sk

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European *lenk- (“to bend”). Cognate with Lithuanian lankas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luk]
• Homophone: Luk

Noun

luk m inan (relational adjective lukový)

1. bow, (weapon that shoots arrows)

Declension

Declension of luk
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	luk	luky
genitive	luku	lukov
dative	luku	lukom
accusative	luk	luky
locative	luku	lukoch
instrumental	lukom	lukmi

Derived terms

nouns

• lučište
• lučištník
• lukostreľba
• lukostrelec

Further reading

• “luk”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Slovene

Noun

luk

1. genitive dual/plural of luka

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English look.

Verb

luk intrans., transitive lukim

1. to look

Derived terms

• luksave

Related terms

• lukluk
• lukim
• lukautim