lekken
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch lecken, from Old Dutch *lekken, which was merged from Proto-West Germanic *lakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną and Proto-West Germanic *lekan, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną.
The "to lick" sense is derived from Middle Dutch lecken, from Old Dutch leckon, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]lekken
- (intransitive) to leak, be leaky
- (transitive) to leak, illicitly release information
- (Southern) to lick
Conjugation
[edit]| Conjugation of lekken (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lekken | |||
| past singular | lekte | |||
| past participle | gelekt | |||
| infinitive | lekken | |||
| gerund | lekken n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | lek | lekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | lekt, lek2 | lekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | lekt | lekte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | lekt | lekte | ||
| 3rd person singular | lekt | lekte | ||
| plural | lekken | lekten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | lekke | lekte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | lekken | lekten | ||
| imperative sing. | lek | |||
| imperative plur.1 | lekt | |||
| participles | lekkend | gelekt | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Synonyms
[edit]- (to lick): likken
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
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- Rhymes:Dutch/ɛkən
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