Lack

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See also: lack and läck

German

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 Lack on German Wikipedia

Etymology

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16th century, from Italian lacca, from Arabic لَكّ (lakk), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lak/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

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Lack m (strong, genitive Lackes or Lacks, plural Lacke)

  1. varnish (kind of paint) (used in some contexts where English says paint, e.g. car paint)

Declension

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Declension of Lack [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Lack die Lacke
genitive eines des Lackes, Lacks der Lacke
dative einem dem Lack, Lacke1 den Lacken
accusative einen den Lack die Lacke

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “Lack” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Lack” in Duden online

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Italian lacca, from Arabic لَكّ (lakk), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Lack m (plural Lacker or Lacken)

  1. lacquer, varnish

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Lack in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire
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