oak

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.
2. (uncountable) The wood of the oak.
3. (countable, uncountable) A rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
4. (countable, uncountable) Any tree of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
5. (countable, uncountable) Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.
6. (countable, uncountable) Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.
7. (countable, uncountable) Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.
8. (countable, uncountable) Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.
9. (countable, uncountable) Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.
10. (countable, uncountable) The outer (lockable) door of a set of rooms in a college or similar institution. (Often in the phrase sport one's oak.)
11. (countable, uncountable) The flavor of oak.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Having a rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
2. (not-comparable) Made of oak wood or timber.

Verb

To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.

Synonyms

oak tree

oaken

draughts

dyke

live

mahogany

maple

post

red oak

river

white oak

common oak

Quercus

oak-wood

Orc

roble beech

oaky

checkers

coigüe beech

dike

Translations

chêne

Eiche

quercia

roble

eik

carvalho

roure

quercus

βελανιδιά

δρυς

meşe

بلوط

سنديان

rovere

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əʊk/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ook

Inherited from Old English: āc

Cognate with Old English: ǣċ

Cognate with Scots: aik

Cognate with Western Frisian: iik

Cognate with Dutch: eik

Cognate with German: Eiche

Cognate with Danish: eg

Cognate with Norwegian: eik

Cognate with Swedish: ek

Cognate with Yiddish: אייכנבוים

Cognate with Latin: aesculus

Cognate with Lithuanian: ąžuolas

Cognate with Albanian: enjë

Cognate with Ancient Greek: αἰγίλωψ

In summary

Inherited from Middle English ook, oke, aik, ake, from Old English āc (also as Old English ǣċ), from Proto-West Germanic *aik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).
Cognates
From Proto-Germanic: Scots aik, West Frisian iik, Dutch eik, German Eiche, German Low German Eek, Danish eg, Norwegian Bokmål eik, Norwegian Nynorsk eik, Swedish ek, Yiddish אייכנבוים (eykhnboym).
From Proto-Indo-European: Latin aesculus (“Durmast oak”), Lithuanian ąžuolas (“oak”), Albanian enjë (“juniper, yew”), Ancient Greek αἰγίλωψ (aigílōps, “Turkey oak”).