lax
English
editPronunciation
edit- (UK, US) IPA(key): /læks/
Audio (US): (file) Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -æks
- Homophones: lacs, lacks, lakhs (one pronunciation)
Alternative forms
edit- lacks (Killian)
Etymology 1
editFrom Middle English lax, from Old English leax (“salmon”), from Proto-West Germanic *lahs (“salmon”), from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz (“salmon”), from Proto-Indo-European *laḱs- (“salmon, trout”). Cognate with Middle Dutch lacks, lachs, lasche (“salmon”), Middle Low German las (“salmon”), German Lachs (“salmon”), Norwegian laks (“salmon”), Danish laks (“salmon”), Swedish lax (“salmon”), Icelandic lax (“salmon”), Lithuanian lašišà (“salmon”), Latvian lasis, Russian лосо́сь (losósʹ, “salmon”), Albanian leshterik (“eel-grass”). Doublet of lox.
Noun
editlax (plural laxes)
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editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from Latin laxus (“wide, roomy, loose”).
Adjective
editlax (comparative laxer, superlative laxest)
- Lenient and allowing for deviation; not strict.
- The rules are fairly lax, but you have to know which ones you can bend.
- 1886, John Addington Symonds, Philip Sidney:
- Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in matters of the passions.
- Loose; not tight or taut.
- The rope fell lax.
- 1701, John Ray, The Wisdom of God Manifested in the Works of the Creation, […], 3rd edition, London: […] Sam[uel] Smith, and Benj[amin] Walford, […], →OCLC, part II, page 355:
- The Fleſh of this ſort of [cartilaginous] Fiſh being lax and ſpungy, and nothing ſo firm, ſolid and weighty as that of the bony Fiſhes, and there being a good quantity of Air contained in the Cavity of their Abdomen, they cannot ſink in the Water without letting in ſome of it by theſe Holes (the Orifices whereof are opened and ſhut at pleaſure by the help of Muſcles provided for that purpoſe) into the hollow of their Bellies, whereby they preponderate the Water and deſcend; […]
- 1979, “Genetical Studies on Dense and Lax Panicles In Rice”, in Japan. J. Breed., volume 29, number 2, page 151:
- Sreedharan and Mirsa (1973) reported that two lax panicle mutants, designated as nude panicle mutation, were obtained from the M2 of two rice cultivars.
- Lacking care; neglectful, negligent.
- 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 – 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Prior to this match, Albion had only scored three league goals all season, but Wes Brown's lax marking allowed Morrison to head in their fourth from a Chris Brunt free-kick and then, a minute later, the initial squandering of possession and Michael Turner's lack of pace let Long run through to slot in another.
- (mathematics) Describing an associative monoidal functor.
- (archaic) Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
- (linguistics) (of a vowel) Produced with relatively little constriction of the vocal tract.
- Antonym: tense
Synonyms
edit- (lenient, not strict): permissive, lenient, relaxed
- (loose, not tight): loose, slack
- (lacking care): blameworthy, lash, negligent, remiss, reprehensible
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Etymology 3
editBy replacement of the syllable crosse with the cross-shaped letter x.
Noun
editlax (uncountable)
- (slang) lacrosse.
- 2010, Kate Kingsley, Pretty on the Outside, page 79:
- “I'm not playing lax this term,” Mimah said.
Derived terms
editSee also
editAnagrams
editAzerbaijani
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian لق.
Adjective
editlax (comparative daha lax, superlative ən lax)
- shaky, unsteady, rickety, wobbly
- loose, spacious, loose-fitting
- rotten (of eggs)
- lax yumurta ― rotten egg
- (Baku, Salyan) untruthful
- (Gadabay, Nakhchivan, Ordubad) meaningless
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “lax” in Obastan.com.
Catalan
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin laxus.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editlax (feminine laxa, masculine plural laxos, feminine plural laxes)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “lax” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dacian
editNoun
editlax
- The edible wild purslane plant.
German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editlax (strong nominative masculine singular laxer, comparative laxer, superlative am laxesten)
Declension
editnumber & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist lax | sie ist lax | es ist lax | sie sind lax | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | laxer | laxe | laxes | laxe |
genitive | laxen | laxer | laxen | laxer | |
dative | laxem | laxer | laxem | laxen | |
accusative | laxen | laxe | laxes | laxe | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der laxe | die laxe | das laxe | die laxen |
genitive | des laxen | der laxen | des laxen | der laxen | |
dative | dem laxen | der laxen | dem laxen | den laxen | |
accusative | den laxen | die laxe | das laxe | die laxen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein laxer | eine laxe | ein laxes | (keine) laxen |
genitive | eines laxen | einer laxen | eines laxen | (keiner) laxen | |
dative | einem laxen | einer laxen | einem laxen | (keinen) laxen | |
accusative | einen laxen | eine laxe | ein laxes | (keine) laxen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist laxer | sie ist laxer | es ist laxer | sie sind laxer | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | laxerer | laxere | laxeres | laxere |
genitive | laxeren | laxerer | laxeren | laxerer | |
dative | laxerem | laxerer | laxerem | laxeren | |
accusative | laxeren | laxere | laxeres | laxere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der laxere | die laxere | das laxere | die laxeren |
genitive | des laxeren | der laxeren | des laxeren | der laxeren | |
dative | dem laxeren | der laxeren | dem laxeren | den laxeren | |
accusative | den laxeren | die laxere | das laxere | die laxeren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein laxerer | eine laxere | ein laxeres | (keine) laxeren |
genitive | eines laxeren | einer laxeren | eines laxeren | (keiner) laxeren | |
dative | einem laxeren | einer laxeren | einem laxeren | (keinen) laxeren | |
accusative | einen laxeren | eine laxere | ein laxeres | (keine) laxeren |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist am laxesten | sie ist am laxesten | es ist am laxesten | sie sind am laxesten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | laxester | laxeste | laxestes | laxeste |
genitive | laxesten | laxester | laxesten | laxester | |
dative | laxestem | laxester | laxestem | laxesten | |
accusative | laxesten | laxeste | laxestes | laxeste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der laxeste | die laxeste | das laxeste | die laxesten |
genitive | des laxesten | der laxesten | des laxesten | der laxesten | |
dative | dem laxesten | der laxesten | dem laxesten | den laxesten | |
accusative | den laxesten | die laxeste | das laxeste | die laxesten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein laxester | eine laxeste | ein laxestes | (keine) laxesten |
genitive | eines laxesten | einer laxesten | eines laxesten | (keiner) laxesten | |
dative | einem laxesten | einer laxesten | einem laxesten | (keinen) laxesten | |
accusative | einen laxesten | eine laxeste | ein laxestes | (keine) laxesten |
Further reading
editIcelandic
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse lax, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlax m (genitive singular lax, nominative plural laxar)
Declension
editDerived terms
editLatin
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Italic *laks, from the same source as laciō (“entice”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /laks/, [ɫ̪äks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /laks/, [läks]
Noun
editlax f (genitive lacis); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | lax | lacēs |
genitive | lacis | lacum |
dative | lacī | lacibus |
accusative | lacem | lacēs |
ablative | lace | lacibus |
vocative | lax | lacēs |
Synonyms
editReferences
edit- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “laciō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 321
- “lax”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lax in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old English leax, from Proto-West Germanic *lahs, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlax (plural lax or laxes)
Descendants
editReferences
edit- “lax, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-23.
Old Norse
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Germanic *lahsaz. Cognate with Old English leax, German Lachs, English lox, Old High German lahs, Yiddish לאַקס (laks).
Noun
editlax m (genitive lax, plural laxar)
Declension
editDerived terms
editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “lax”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse lax, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz.
Noun
editlax m
Declension
editDescendants
edit- Swedish: lax
Romanian
editEtymology
editAdjective
editlax m or n (feminine singular laxă, masculine plural lacși, feminine and neuter plural laxe)
Declension
editSwedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse lax, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz.
The 1000 SEK sense probably refers to the salmon color of old 1000 SEK banknotes. Compare the similarly themed older slang skäring, from skär (“pink”); räka (“prawn”); tegel (“brick”); and röding (“char”), from röd (“red”); all referring to the red-pinkish color of old 1000 SEK banknotes. Color and animal-related nicknames for banknotes used to be quite common. Other examples include grönsiska (“siskin; 6 riksdaler 32 skillingar”), kanariefågel (“canary bird; 32 skillingar”), and fågel blå (“blue bird; 500 riksdaler”).
Another possibility is a Romani origin, then derived from Hindi लाख (lākh, “100,000”), from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa), but such a Romani word has not been attested. Cf. lakan with the same meaning.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlax c
- salmon (fish)
- laxar som simmar uppströms
- salmon swimming upstream
- odla lax
- farm salmon
- salmon (meat)
- Citronpeppar är gott till lax
- Lemon pepper is good on salmon
- (slang) A thousand of some unit of currency, typically SEK.
Declension
editnominative | genitive | ||
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singular | indefinite | lax | lax |
definite | laxen | laxens | |
plural | indefinite | laxar | laxars |
definite | laxarna | laxarnas |
Derived terms
edit- laxodling (“salmon farming; salmon farm”)
- laxrosa
- lök på laxen
References
edit- lax in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lax in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lax in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Monica Golabiewski Lannby (2009 December 3) “Sedlarna som satte färg på språket”, in Språktidningen[2], retrieved 2021-11-26
- Monica Golabiewski Lannby (2009) “’LAXAR’ – de skära tusenlapparna”, in Svensk numismatisk tidskrift[3], number 8, Svenska numismatiska föreningen
- Gerd Carling (2005) “lax”, in Romani i svenskan: Storstadsslang och standardspråk, Stockholm: Carlsson, →ISBN, page 89
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