Lellek

German

Alternative forms

Lelek

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian lélek. The word is alleged to have arisen regionally in the Ruhrgebiet in the mid-2000s, then rearose to popularity from around 2020.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlɛlɛk/

Noun

Lellek m (strong, genitive Lelleks, plural Lelleks)

(youth slang, derogatory) punk, flunkey

Declension

Declension of Lellek [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Lellek	die	Lelleks
genitive	eines	des	Lelleks	der	Lelleks
dative	einem	dem	Lellek	den	Lelleks
accusative	einen	den	Lellek	die	Lelleks