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Leck

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German lek, a nominalization of the adjective leck (leaky).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lɛk/
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Noun

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Leck n (strong, genitive Lecks or Leckes, plural Lecks or (rare) Lecke)

  1. leak (hole in a large container, such as in a tank)
  2. (nautical) leak (hole in the body of a ship)
  3. leak (unauthorized release of private or classified information)
    • 2023, BR24 Redaktion, “US-Datenleck: FBI nimmt Mitglied der Nationalgarde fest”, in BR24[1]:
      US-Medien berichteten kurz vor Ostern erstmals über das Leck, ohne die Dokumente selbst zu veröffentlichen.
      U.S. media first reported about the leak shortly before Easter, without publishing the documents themselves.
    • 2023, Armin Arbeiter, “Weitere „Geheimdokumente“ tauchen auf, das Pentagon ist besorgt”, in Kurier[2]:
      Das Leck könne „enorme Auswirkungen nicht nur auf unserer nationale Sicherheit haben, sondern auch zum Tod von Menschen führen“, sagte Pentagon-Sprecher Chris Meagher.
      The leak could "not only have enormous repercussions on our national security, but also lead to the death of people", said Pentagon spokesperson Chris Meagher.

Usage notes

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  • The normal plural is Lecks. The form Lecke is rare.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Leck” in Duden online
  • Leck” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Leck” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon