lark

(Inglés)

Noun

1. Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
2. Any of various similar-appearing birds, but usually ground-living, such as the meadowlark and titlark.
3. (broadly) One who wakes early; one who is up with the larks.
4. A jolly or peppy person.

Verb

To catch larks (type of bird).

Verb

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

Oposto a

owl

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/lɑːk/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: larke

Herdado de Old English: lāwerce

Relativo a frisón occidental: larts

Relativo a neerlandés: leeuwerik

Relativo a alemán: Lerche

Relativo a finés: leivo

Relativo a estoniano: lõo

In summary

From Middle English larke, laverke, from Old English lāwerce, lǣwerce, lāuricæ, from Proto-West Germanic *laiwarikā, from Proto-Germanic *laiwarikǭ, *laiwazikǭ (compare dialectal West Frisian larts, Dutch leeuwerik, German Lerche), from *laiwaz (borrowed into Finnish leivo, Estonian lõo), of unknown ultimate origin with no definitive cognates outside of Germanic.

Sinónimos

skylark

frolic

romp

sport

prank

practical joke

joke

🤣

play

titlark

fun

pipit

frisk

caper

spree

escapade

meadowlark

amusement

merrymaking

jest

lark about

gambol

amuse oneself

cavort

run around

rollick

shindig

disport

jollification

junketing

songbird

tittup

trick

tricks

waggery

wassail

clown around

leg-pull

mischievous trick

Mongolian lark

leg-pulling

bit of fun

affair

alauda

barney

carousal

carouse

casualness

conviviality

diversion

divertissement