lekat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lękati.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛkat]

Verb

lekat impf

1. to frighten, to scare

   Synonym: strašit

Conjugation

Conjugation

Infinitive	lekat, lekati	Active adjective	lekající
Verbal noun	lekání	Passive adjective	lekaný

Present forms	indicative		imperative
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1st person	lekám	lekáme	—	lekejme
2nd person	lekáš	lekáte	lekej	lekejte
3rd person	leká	lekají	—	—

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive lekat.

Participles	Past participles		Passive participles
	singular	plural	singular	plural
masculine animate	lekal	lekali	lekán	lekáni
masculine inanimate		lekaly		lekány
feminine	lekala		lekána
neuter	lekalo	lekala	lekáno	lekána

Transgressives	present	past
masculine singular	lekaje	—
feminine + neuter singular	lekajíc	—
plural	lekajíce	—

Derived terms

noun

• lek

 

verbs

• leknout
• polekat
• vylekat

 

Further reading

• lekati in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• lekati in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• lekat in Internetová jazyková příručka

Finnish

Noun

lekat

1. nominative plural of leka

Anagrams

• Tekla, kelat, kelta, letka

Old Norse

Participle

lekat

1. strong neuter nominative/accusative singular of lekaðr

Verb

lekat

1. supine of leka

Tagalog

Etymology

Unknown. See also likat (“interruption”) and Kapampangan lekat (“sticky”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlekat/ [ˈlɛ.xɐt]
• Rhymes: -ekat
• Syllabification: le‧kat

Interjection

lekat (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜆ᜔)

1. an exclamation of displeasure or disappointment: damn!

Adjective

lekat (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃᜆ᜔)

1. indicating displeasure or disappointment towards someone or something: damn

   Ayoko makita ang lekat na batang iyan!

   I don't want to see that damn kid!

Further reading

• “lekat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018