luik

See also: Luik

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch luik, from Middle Dutch luke.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lœy̯k/

Noun

luik (plural luike)

  1. hatch
  2. shutter

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lœy̯k/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: luik
  • Rhymes: -œy̯k

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch luke, from the (now obsolete) verb luiken. Cognate with German Luke.

Noun

luik n (plural luiken, diminutive luikje n)

  1. hatch
  2. shutter
  3. (art) panel, as in a triptych
  4. (figuratively) first-rank section, part (of few), e.g. chapter of a plan
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: luik
  • → Russian: люк (ljuk)
  • → Sranan Tongo: loiki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

luik

  1. first-person singular present indicative of luiken
  2. imperative of luiken

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *luikkoi.

Noun

luik (genitive luige, partitive luike)

  1. swan
  2. (Western) birch trumpet
    Synonyms: karjapasun, (Islands) tõri, (Tartu) piibar

Declension
Declension of luik (type külm)
singular plural
nominative luik luiged
genitive luige luikede
partitive luike luiki / luikesid
illative luike / luigesse luikedesse / luigisse
inessive luiges luikedes / luigis
elative luigest luikedest / luigist
allative luigele luikedele / luigile
adessive luigel luikedel / luigil
ablative luigelt luikedelt / luigilt
translative luigeks luikedeks / luigiks
terminative luigeni luikedeni
essive luigena luikedena
abessive luigeta luikedeta
comitative luigega luikedega

Further reading

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English lōcian, of West Germanic origin.

Noun

luik (plural luiks)

  1. look
  2. examination, inspection

Verb

luik (third-person singular simple present luiks, present participle luikin, simple past luikit, past participle luikit)

  1. to look
  2. to examine, inspect
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