ang ǣċen (made of oak wood) · sv ekträ (made of oak wood) · de Eichen- (made of oak wood) · nl eiken (made of oak wood) · ru дубо́вый (made of oak wood) · fr chêne (made of oak wood) · sv ek (made of oak wood) · fr chênes (made of oak wood) · el δρύινος (made of oak wood) · pl dębowy (made of oak wood) · bg дъбов (made of oak wood) · grc δρύϊνος (made of oak wood) · da ege- (made of oak wood)
Inherited from Middle English ake, hok, oek, ok, oke, from Old English aac, āc, ǣċ, from Proto-West Germanic *aik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks (“oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”).
Cognates
From Proto-Germanic: Scots aik, ake, yik (“oak”), North Frisian iake, iik (“oak”), Saterland Frisian Eeke (“oak”), West Frisian iik (“oak”), Cimbrian aicha, oach (“oak”), Dutch eik (“oak”), German Eiche (“oak”), Luxembourgish Eech (“oak”), Vilamovian aach, aeh́, ǡh́ (“oak”), Danish eg (“oak”), Faroese, Icelandic, and Norwegian Nynorsk eik (“oak”), Norwegian Bokmål eik, ek (“oak”), Swedish ek (“oak”).
From Proto-Indo-European: Latin aesculus (“Italian oak”), Ancient Greek αἰγίλωψ (aigílōps, “Turkey oak”), Albanian enjë (“English yew; stinking juniper”), Latvian ozols (“oak”), Lithuanian ąžuolas (“oak”).
Meanings
(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.
Instead there were the white of aspens, streaks of branch and slender trunk glistening from the green of leaves, and the darker green of oaks, and through the middle of this forest, from wall to wall, ran a winding line of brilliant green which marked the course of cottonwoods and willows. 1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:
It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
(uncountable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. ▸ The wood of the oak.
(countable, uncountable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. ▸ A rich brown color, like that of oak wood.
(countable, uncountable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. ▸ The flavor of oak.
(countable, uncountable) Any member of species of the genus Quercus, in family Fagaceae.
(countable, uncountable) Any member of other species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways. ▸ she-oaks in Allocasuarina and Casuarina, of family Casuarinaceae
(countable, uncountable) Any member of other species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways. ▸ white oaks Lagunaria, in family Malvaceae
(countable, uncountable) Any member of other species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways. ▸ silky oaks, in family Proteaceae
(countable, uncountable) Any member of other species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways. ▸ poison oak Toxicodendron, in family Anacardiaceae
(countable, uncountable) Any member of other species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways. ▸ tanbark oaks or stone oaks, of species of genera Lithocarpus and Notholithocarpus in family Fagaceae.
(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.)
It was hardly the thing for a master to sport his oak where another member of the staff was concerned. 1930, Frank Richards, The Magnet: Prout's Lovely Black Eye:
The vesper bell had rung its parting note; the domini were mostly caged in comfortable quarters, discussing the merits of old port; and the merry student had closed his oak, to consecrate the night to friendship, sack, and claret. The New Sporting Magazine (volume 15, page 23)
[E]very set of rooms has two doors, and I soon learned that the outer door, which is thick and solid, is called the oak, and to shut it is termed, to sport. 1833, Thomas Jefferson Hogg, chapter 2, in Shelley at Oxford, London: Methuen:
ast roble (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ka მუხა (wood) · hu tölgyfa (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ar سِنْدِيَان (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · chy oó'omêše (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sh храстовина (wood) · vo gölog (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · grc φηγός (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · kw dar (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · es carrasca (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · da egetræ (wood) · he אלון \ אַלּוֹן (wood) · it rovere (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ru дуб (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ja 柞 (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sl hrast (wood) · tg булут (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ja 檞 (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · cim àicha (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · eu harizki (wood) · az palıd (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · gmw-ecg Aach (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · et tamm (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · es talaya (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · da eg (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · fro chesne (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · cv юман (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · bg дъб (wood) · oc garric (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ko 참나무속 (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · myv тумо (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · wym aach (wood) · sh храст (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ce наж (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · vo kvärabim (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · cr ᒥᐢᑎᑯᒥᓈᐦᑎᐠ (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · orh tɪbgʊra (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ja 楢 (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · arz أرو (wood) · gl carballo (wood) · nb eiketre (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · gv darragh (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · id ek (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · et tammepuu (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ug ئېمەن (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · pl dąb (wood) · is eiki (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ltg ūzuls (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · la rōbur (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ltg ūzuls (wood) · yag xanis (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · es encina (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nci āhuacuahuitl (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · et tammepuit (wood) · wym aach (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · fi tammi (wood) · av микк (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · lv ozols (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ckt кытоттыт (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · br tann (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sh храст (wood) · pdt Ieekj (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · br derv (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nrf tchêne (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · mt ballut (wood) · et tamm (wood) · nl eik (wood) · ang āc (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · tr meşe (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ast carbayu (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · vi sồi (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · goh eih (wood) · gv ree ny keylley (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sv ekvirke (wood) · lt ąžuolas (wood) · fr chêne (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · lv ozols (wood) · fo eik (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nci āhuatl (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · it quercia (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sl hrastovina (wood) · la quercus (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nn eiketre (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · kw derow (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · chr ᏧᏍᎦ (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · mi ōki (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · it legno di quercia (wood) · pa ਬਲੂਤ (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · uz eman (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · es roble (wood) · sv ekträ (wood) · yi דעמב (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ota میشه (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · he אלון \ אֵלוֹן (wood) · vo kvärep (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · be дуб (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · de Eichbaum (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ky эмен (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · niv кʼмый (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sv ek (color) · oj mitigomizh (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ky эмен (wood) · el δρυς (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · hu tölgy (wood) · ceb ulayan (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · gd darach (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · cs dub (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · oc roire (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · lzz ჭყონი (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · pox dǫb (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nb eik (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · fy iik (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · mnc ᠠᠪᡩᠠᡵᡳ (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nl eik (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ab аџь (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sgs ōžouls (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · goh eih (color) · pt carvalho (wood) · chr ᎠᏓᏯᎯ (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · pt carvalho (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ka მუხა (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nn eik (wood) · eo kverko (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · mdf тума (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · la aesculus (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · twf kwę́łoną (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ady чъыгай (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ga dair (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · eu haritz (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · mrj тум (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · bo མོན་ཆ་ར (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · dsb dub (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · he אלון \ אֵלוֹן (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ja オーク (wood) · yi אייכנבוים (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sh hrast (wood) · el βελανιδιά (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · cy derw (wood) · eo kverka (wood) · frr iik (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ckt кытоттоот (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · it farnia (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sva ჯიჰრა (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ary بلوط (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ba имән (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · xmf ჭყონი (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ang āc (wood) · ms oak (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · cs dub (wood) · pl dąb (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · cmn 橡樹 /橡树 (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · xdq микква (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · cmn 橡木 (wood) · ro stejar (wood) · ja 槲 (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · bo བེ་ཏོ་ཤིང (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · udm тыпы (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sk dub (wood) · oc casse (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ar بَلُّوط (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · hu tölgy (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · mk даб (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · grc φαγός (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ja オーク (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · th โอ๊ก (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ar بَلُّوط (wood) · fo eik (wood) · kk емен (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nl eikenboom (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · lb Eech (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nds-de Eek (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · izh tammi (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · crh emen (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · kl orpik manngertoq (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · gl carballo (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · de Eichenholz (wood) · ia robore (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ja 柏 (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ja 枹 (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · my ဝက်သစ်ချ (wood) · sw mwaloni (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · scn cerza (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · tt имән (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sv ek (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sh hrast (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · it rovere (wood) · sq dushk (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · de Eiche (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · scn rùvulu (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · fo eikitræ (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sk dub (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · non eikitré (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · krc эмен (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · br dervenn (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sl hrast (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · tr emen (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nv chéchʼil (wood) · mt ballut (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · kla qlisam (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sv eke (wood) · tl roble (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ar سِنْدِيَان (wood) · ca roure (wood) · sh hrastovina (wood) · de Eichenbaum (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · is eik (wood) · io querko (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · fi tammi (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · kk емен (wood) · hy կաղնի (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · gsw aaich (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · bo བེ་ཤིང (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sv ek (wood) · nb eik (wood) · grc δρῦς (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · gd darach (wood) · la rōbur (wood) · he אלון \ אַלּוֹן (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ba имән (wood) · nah ahuacuahuitl (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · bg дъб (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · is eik (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · non eik (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · pl dębina (wood) · goh eih (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nah teōcuahuitl (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ota میشه (wood) · liv täm (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nah ahuatl (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · cu дѫбъ (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · mn царс (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · hy կաղնի (wood) · fa بلوط (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · crh meşe (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · fr chêne (wood) · es roble (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · frp châno (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · da egetræ (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nn eik (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ckb بەڕوو (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · nl eikenhout (wood) · cy derwen (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · da eg (wood) · ca roure (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sv ekträd (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · bg дъб (color) · css rappak (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · my ဝက်သစ်ချ (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · mhr тумо (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · de Eiche (wood) · eu haritz (wood) · ro stejar (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · dlm bos (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ru дуб (wood) · frm chesne (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · ia querco (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · is eikitré (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · kw derowen (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · lt ąžuolas (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · hi बलूत (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · uk дуб (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus) · sga dair (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus)