Lake

See also: lake, Lãke, läke, and lakë

English

Etymology

Derived from the noun lake.

Proper noun

Lake (countable and uncountable, plural Lakes)

1. A surname.
2. A unisex given name.

   Lake Bell, Lake Chambers Speed

3. A placename:
   1. A place in England:
      1. A large village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ5983).
      2. A settlement in Wilsford cum Lake parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref SU1339).
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Fremont County, Idaho.
      2. An unincorporated community in Laurel County, Kentucky.
      3. An unincorporated community in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
      4. An unincorporated community in Baltimore County, Maryland.
      5. An unincorporated community in Garfield Township, Clare County, Michigan.
      6. A town in Newton County and Scott County, Mississippi.
      7. An unincorporated community in Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
      8. An unincorporated community in Northumberland County, Virginia.
      9. An unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia.
      10. A town in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
      11. A former town in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, annexed by the city of Milwaukee in 1954.
      12. A town in Price County, Wisconsin.
      13. A number of townships, listed under Lake Township.

Derived terms

• Lake City
• Wilsford cum Lake

Anagrams

• Akel, Alek, Kale, Leak, ka le, kale, leak

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German lāke, from Old Saxon laca, from Proto-West Germanic *laku, from Proto-Germanic *lakō (“lake, pool”). Originally the same word as Lache (“puddle”), which see for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːkə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Lake f (genitive Lake, plural Laken)

1. brine (saltwater used for pickling)

Usage notes

• A pleonastic compound Salzlake is often used instead of the simplex.

Declension

Declension of Lake [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lake	die	Laken
genitive	einer	der	Lake	der	Laken
dative	einer	der	Lake	den	Laken
accusative	eine	die	Lake	die	Laken

Further reading

• “Lake” in Duden online

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Laak

Etymology

From Middle Low German lāke, from Old Saxon laca (attested in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *laku, from Proto-Germanic *lakō. More at lake.

Noun

Lake f (plural Laken)

1. The small, naturally occurring outflow or drainage of a lowland or swamp