laik

English

Etymology

From Old English lāc, from Proto-Germanic *laiką (“game, dance, hymn, sport, fight”). Cognates include Old Norse leikr (whence Danish leg (“game”), Swedish leka (“to play”)), Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐍃 (laiks, “dance”).

Verb

laik (third-person singular simple present laiks, present participle laiking, simple past and past participle laiked)

1. (UK, dialect) To play (in the sense opposed to work).

Anagrams

• Kail, Kali, Laki, Lika, ilka, kail, kali, kila

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Czech

Noun

1. layman (non-cleric)
2. layman (non-professional)

Derived terms

• laický m

See also

• amatér m

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Latvian

Noun

laik m

1. vocative singular of laiks

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Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English like.

Verb

laik

1. like

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Polish

Etymology

From Latin laicus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

laik m pers

1. layman (non-cleric)
2. layman (non-professional)

   Synonyms: amator, dyletant

Declension

Declension of laik

	singular	plural
nominative	laik	laicy/laiki (deprecative)
genitive	laika	laików
dative	laikowi	laikom
accusative	laika	laików
instrumental	laikiem	laikami
locative	laiku	laikach
vocative	laiku	laicy

Further reading

• laik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǎik/
• Hyphenation: la‧ik

Noun

làik m (Cyrillic spelling ла̀ик)

1. layman (non-cleric)
2. layman (non-professional)

Declension

Declension of laik

	singular	plural
nominative	làik	laici
genitive	laika	lȁīkā
dative	laiku	laicima
accusative	laika	laike
vocative	lȁiče	laici
locative	laiku	laicima
instrumental	laikom	laicima

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English like

Noun

laik

1. wish, desire
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Verb

laik

1. an auxiliary verb which indicates the immediate future tense
2. (infinitive) to be willing
3. like
4. want

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French laïque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ic/

Adjective

laik

1. secular

Noun

laik (definite accusative laiği, plural laikler)

1. secularist, laicist

See also

• laiklik
• laisizm