EnglishModificar

PronunciationModificar

• (UK) enPR: läk, IPA: /lɑːk/, SAMPA: /lA:k/
• (US) enPR: lärk, IPA: /lɑːɹk/, SAMPA: /lA:rk/

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• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)k

Etymology 1Modificar

From late Old English lagerce, from earlier lawerce, from a Proto-Germanic *laiw(a)rikon (cognates include Dutch leeuwerik, German Lerche), of unknown origin. Some Old English and Old Norse (lævirik) forms suggest a compound meaning "treason-worker," but there is no preserved folk tale that ties into this theory.

NounModificar

1. Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
2. Any of various resembling birds, usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark
3. One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks.

SynonymsModificar

• (one who wakes early): early bird, early riser

Related termsModificar

• happy as a lark
• larker
• larkspur, plant
• skylark, the bird

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External linksModificar

• 15px lark on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Patrono:Commonslite
• Patrono:Specieslite

Etymology 2Modificar

Origin uncertain, either

• from (notably northern) English dialect lake/laik (“‘to play’”) (c.1300, from Old Norse leika (“‘to play (as opposed to work)’”)), with intrusive -r- common in southern British dialect; or
• shortening of skylark (1809), sailors' slang, "play roughly in the rigging of a ship", because the common European larks were proverbial for high-flying; Dutch has a similar idea in speelvogel (“‘playbird, a person of markedly playful nature’”).

NounModificar

1. A romp, frolic, some fun.
2. A prank.

SynonymsModificar

• whim, especially in phrase on a whim

Derived termsModificar

• on a lark

TranslationsModificar

VerbModificar

1. To sport, engage in harmless pranking
2. To frolic, engage in carefree adventure

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ReferencesModificar

• Patrono:R:Online Etymology Dictionary
• Patrono:R:Webster NCD 1967

AnagramsModificar

• Karlbg:lark

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