padlock

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

A detachable lock that can be used to secure something by means of a sliding or hinged shackle

Verb

To lock using a padlock.

Conceptes

cadenat

pany

Sinònims

lock

🔒

key

🔑

bolt

bracelet

hasp

latch

doorknob

pad lock

chest

lock up

shackle

terrapin

fastening

ring latch

Traduccions

cadenas

Vorhängeschloss

candado

🔒

lucchetto

hangslot

cadeado

λουκέτο

cadenasser

Vorhängeschloß

κλειδαριά

mit einem Vorhängeschloss verschließen

Schloss

🔒

serrure

🔒

serratura

🔒

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpadˌlɒk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: padlock

In summary

From earlier pad lock (19th c.); Middle English padlock, padlokke, from pad-, of unknown origin, + lok (“lock”). Perhaps originally a lock for a pad (“gate”), or a gate opening to a path, or a lock for a basket or pannier, from UK dialect pad (“a pannier”).