lukke

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlɔɡ̊ə] === Etymology === From Old Danish lykkiæ, lykkæ (preterite luktæ), from Old Norse lykja (preterite lukta), from Proto-Germanic *lukjaną (“to close, shut”). The modern Danish form has the vowel of the preterite and the participle. There may also be a contamination with the related strong verb Old Danish lukæ, lughæ (preterite løk), from Old Norse lúka (preterite lauk), from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną (“to close, shut”) (preterite *lauk). ==== Verb ==== lukke (past tense lukkede, past participle lukket) to close Antonym: åbne to shut to shut down to turn off (to stop a flow of liquid or gas by rotating a valve or tap, typically used with preposition for) (reflexive) to shut oneself ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== See also ==== lukket ==== Noun ==== lukke n (singular definite lukket, plural indefinite lukker) (rare) fastening, lock (rare) cover (linguistics) closure, flap, tap, a momentary closure of the oral cavity ==== Declension ==== === References === “lukke” in Den Danske Ordbog “lukke” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Verb === lukke (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of lukken == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Danish lukke. === Verb === lukke (imperative lukk, present tense lukker, passive lukkes, simple past and past participle lukka or lukket) to close to shut ==== Derived terms ==== utelukke === References === “lukke” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== lukke (present tense lukkar, past tense lukka, past participle lukka, passive infinitive lukkast, present participle lukkande, imperative lukke/lukk) alternative form of lukka (“close”) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Middle Low German lucke, gelucke. Compare Danish and Norwegian Bokmål lykke, and Swedish lycka. Compare also English luck, German Glück, Yiddish גליק (glik), West Frisian gelok, Dutch and Afrikaans geluk, Saramaccan and Sranan Tongo koloku. ==== Alternative forms ==== lykke ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²lʊke/, [²lʊʷkːə] ==== Noun ==== lukke f (definite singular lukka, indefinite plural lukker, definite plural lukkene) happiness (good) luck, fortune blessing ===== Derived terms ===== lukkeleg (“happy”) === References === “lukke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.