loket

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech loket, from Proto-Slavic *olkъtь, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlokɛt]
• Hyphenation: lo‧ket
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

loket m inan

1. elbow (joint)
2. ell, cubit (unit of length)

Declension

Declension of loket (mixed masculine inanimate reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	loket	lokty
genitive	loktu, lokte	loktů
dative	loktu, lokti	loktům
accusative	loket	lokty
vocative	lokte, lokti	lokty
locative	loktě, lokti, loktu	loktech
instrumental	loktem	lokty

Derived terms

• loketní
• loktíček
• loktík
• tenisový loket
• zač je toho loket

 

Further reading

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

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch loket. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /loːˈkɛt/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: lo‧ket
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

loket n (plural loketten, diminutive loketje n)

1. a ticket window
2. a counter, an office (at an institution)

Derived terms

• lokettist

Descendants

• Afrikaans: loket
• → Indonesian: loket
  • → Sundanese: lokét (“counter”) (semantic loan)
• → Papiamentu: lokèt
• → Sundanese: lokét (“wallet”)

Anagrams

• kloet, lokte

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch loket, from Middle Dutch loket.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abonəmɛn/
• Hyphenation: lo‧kèt

Noun

loket or lokèt

1. A ticket window, in extension a counter, an office

Further reading

• “loket” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːkə/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uːkə
• Hyphenation: lo‧ket
• Homophone: loke

Noun

loket n

1. definite singular of lok

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• loka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈluːkət/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ət
• Hyphenation: lo‧ket

Verb

loket

1. simple past and present perfect of loke

Anagrams

• tolke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

loket n

1. definite singular of lok

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• łoket (alternative writing)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olkъtь from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈɫokɛt/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈlokɛt/

Noun

loket m inan

1. elbow (joint)
2. ell, cubit (unit of length)

Declension

Declension of loket (t-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	loket	lokty	lokty
genitive	lokte	loktú	loktóv
dative	lokti	loktoma	loktóm
accusative	loket	lokty	lokty
vocative	lokte	lokty	lokty
locative	lokti	loktú	loktiech
instrumental	loktem	loktoma	lokty

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: loket

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “loket”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Swedish

Noun

loket

1. definite singular of lok

Anagrams

• kolet