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Loka
Loka
Hawaiian
Proper noun
Loka
- A male given name, the spoken form of biblical Lota (“Lot”).
- A female given name derived from English Rosa.
Related terms
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, pages 183, 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Loka occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 2 women and 2 men.
loka
loka
Finnish
(index lo)
Noun
loka
Declension
| Inflection of loka (Kotus type 10/koira, k- gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | loka | loat | |
| genitive | loan | lokien | |
| partitive | lokaa | lokia | |
| illative | lokaan | lokiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | loka | loat | |
| accusative | nom. | loka | loat |
| gen. | loan | ||
| genitive | loan | lokien lokainrare |
|
| partitive | lokaa | lokia | |
| inessive | loassa | loissa | |
| elative | loasta | loista | |
| illative | lokaan | lokiin | |
| adessive | loalla | loilla | |
| ablative | loalta | loilta | |
| allative | loalle | loille | |
| essive | lokana | lokina | |
| translative | loaksi | loiksi | |
| instructive | — | loin | |
| abessive | loatta | loitta | |
| comitative | — | lokineen | |
Derived terms
- verbs: loata, lokaantua
Compounds
Anagrams
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔːka
Adjective
loka
Noun
loka f
- a latch, a catch of wood or metal used to fasten a door etc
- (music) a stop, a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ
Synonyms
- (a latch): klinka f
- (a stop, a device on a flute for covering the holes): loftop n
Derived terms
- hjartaloka f
- bláæðaloka f
- ristilloka f
Verb
loka
- to close, to shut
- to shut off
- to lock
- to barricade
- to bolt
- to blockade
- (music) to stop, to close (a hole, e.g. on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note
Synonyms
- (to lock): læsa
- (to shut off): skrúfa fyrir
- (to barricade): þvergirða
- (to bolt): skjóta loku fyrir
- (to blockade): teppa, halda í kví, halda í hafnbanni
- (to stop, to close a hole (e.g. on a flute)): styðja á
Derived terms
Latvian
Noun
loka m
- genitive singular form of loks
Adjective
loka
- (dialectal form) genitive singular masculine form of loks
- (dialectal form) nominative singular feminine form of loks
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Noun
loka m
Declension
Declension table of "loka" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | loko | lokā |
| Accusative (second) | lokaṃ | loke |
| Instrumental (third) | lokena | lokehi or lokebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | lokassa or lokāya or lokatthaṃ | lokānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | lokasmā or lokamhā or lokā | lokehi or lokebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | lokassa | lokānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | lokasmiṃ or lokamhi or loke | lokesu |
| Vocative (calling) | loka | lokā |