lark
Meaning
Opposite of
owl
Synonyms
lark about
amuse oneself
mischievous trick
Mongolian lark
leg-pulling
bit of fun
alauda
Translations
alouette
Lerche
alondra
leeuwerik
allodola
cotovia
alauda
alosa
κορυδαλλόςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/lɑːk/
Etymology
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.
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