lox
English
Etymology 1
From Yiddish לאַקס (laks, “salmon”), from Old High German lahs, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz (“salmon”), from Proto-Indo-European *laḱs- (“salmon, trout”). Cognate to Icelandic lax, German Lachs. More at lax.
Noun
lox (uncountable)
Synonyms
- cold-smoked salmon
Hyponyms
Translations
type of smoked salmon
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Etymology 2
Abbreviation of liquid oxygen.
Synonyms
- LO2
- O2(l)
Coordinate terms
- gox, GOX (gaseous oxygen)
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *luhsaz (“lynx”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light, bright, shining”). Cognate with Old Saxon lohs (“lynx”), Old High German luhs (“lynx”), Old Swedish lō (“lynx”). See los.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloks/
Declension
Declension of lox (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | lox | loxas |
accusative | lox | loxas |
genitive | loxes | loxa |
dative | loxe | loxum |
Descendants
- Middle English: lusk
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