locket

See also: Locket

English

Etymology

From French loquet, from a diminutive of Anglo-Norman loc, itself from Old English loc, whence lock.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɒkɪt/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑkɪt/
Audio (US) (file)
Rhymes: -ɒkɪt

Noun

locket (plural lockets)

A pendant that opens to reveal a space used for storing a photograph or other small item.
(archaic) The upper metallic cap of a sword’s scabbard.
A small white marking on a cat's coat.

Translations

chained ornament

Bulgarian: медалион m (medalion)
Catalan: medalló m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 小盒
Czech: medailon m, medailonek (cs) m
Dutch: medaillon (nl) n
Esperanto: medaliono
Finnish: medaljonki (fi)
French: médaillon (fr) m
German: Medaillon (de)
Hebrew: קופסית קישוט
Italian: medaglione (it)
Japanese: ロケット (ja) (roketto)
Norwegian: medaljong (no) m
Polish: medalion (pl) m
Portuguese: medalhão (pt) m
Russian: медальо́н (ru) (medalʹón)
Serbo-Croatian: medaljon (sh)
Spanish: medallón m, guardapelo (es)
Swedish: medaljong (sv) c
Tagalog: relikaryo
Thai: จี้ (th) (jîi)
Turkish: madalyon (tr)
Yiddish: אויבל m (oybl)

Further reading

Swords on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

German

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

Verb

locket

second-person plural subjunctive I of locken

Swedish

Noun

locket

definite singular of lock

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