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Lake
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LAKE lake Lãke läke lakë
English
<dab!>
Etymology
Derived from the noun en lake.
Proper noun
~
en.
en unisex.
Lake Bell Lake Bell, Lake Speed Lake Chambers Speed
A placename:
en place cc/England:
en large village/and/cpar on the co/Isle of Wight OS grid ref SZ5983. Parish map (Isle of Wight)
en settlement par/Wilsford cum Lake co/Wiltshire OS grid ref SU1339.
en number of places c/USA:
en unincorporated community co/Fremont County s/Idaho.
en unincorporated community co/Laurel County s/Kentucky.
en unincorporated community par/Ascension Parish s/Louisiana.
en unincorporated community co/Baltimore County s/Maryland.
en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Garfield co/Clare County s/Michigan.
en town co/Newton County and co/Scott County s/Mississippi.
en unincorporated community co/Tulsa County s/Oklahoma.
en unincorporated community co/Northumberland County s/Virginia.
en unincorporated community co/Logan County s/West Virginia.
en town co/Marinette County s/Wisconsin.
en former town co/Milwaukee County s/Wisconsin, annexed by the city of Milwaukee in 1954.
en town co/Price County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of <<townships>>, listed under Lake Township.
Derived terms
en Lake City
en Wilsford cum Lake
References
Anagrams
en aekl Akel Alek Kale Leak ka le kale leak
German
Etymology
de gml lāke, from de osx laca, from de gmw-pro *laku, from de gem-pro *lakō lake, pool. Originally the same word as de Lache puddle, which see for more.
Pronunciation
de /ˈlaːkə/
de De-Lake.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
f
brine saltwater used for pickling
Usage notes
A pleonastic compound de Salzlake is often used instead of the simplex.
Declension
f
Further reading
Low German
Alternative forms
nds Laak
Etymology
From nds gml lāke, from nds osx laca (attested in placenames), from nds gmw-pro *laku, from nds gem-pro *lakō. More at en lake.
Noun
f Laken nds GLG
the small, naturally occurring outflow or drainage of a lowland or swamp