leuk

See also: Leuk and leuk-

Dutch

Etymology

Uncertain, probably related to lauw (“lukewarm”); compare English luke and lukewarm. The earliest attestations refer to the sense of "lukewarm", other senses are later semantic developments. The sense "calm, level-headed" is still visible in some derived terms, such as leukweg, leukjes and doodleuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /løːk/

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• Rhymes: -øːk

Adjective

leuk (comparative leuker, superlative leukst)

1. nice, pleasant, enjoyable

   Synonyms: aardig, prettig

   We hebben een leuke vakantie gehad. ― We had a nice vacation.

   Dit is het leukste spel. ― This is the most enjoyable game.

2. attractive

   Synonym: aantrekkelijk

   Vind je haar leuk? ― Do you find her attractive?

3. (obsolete) calm, level-headed

   Hij was een leuke man. ― He was a level-headed man.

4. (obsolete) lukewarm

   Synonym: lauw

   Het water was leuk. ― The water was lukewarm.

Declension

Declension of leuk
uninflected	leuk
inflected	leuke
comparative	leuker
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		leuk	leuker	het leukst het leukste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	leuke	leukere	leukste
	n. sing.	leuk	leuker	leukste
	plural	leuke	leukere	leukste
definite		leuke	leukere	leukste
partitive		leuks	leukers	—

Derived terms

• doodleuk
• keileuk
• knetterleuk
• leukerd
• leukheid
• leukig
• leukjes
• leukweg
• opleuken
• superleuk

 

Descendants

• Petjo: leuk

Middle English

Alternative forms

• leuke, luk, luke, louke, lheuk

Etymology

From Old English *hlēoc. See modern lukewarm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li̯uk/

Adjective

leuk

1. lukewarm; having medium warmth
2. (figurative) unenthusiastic, lazy
3. (figurative) weak, tired

Descendants

• English: luke (dialectal)

References

• “leuk, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-26.

Scots

Noun

leuk (plural leuks)

1. Alternative form of luik

Verb

leuk (third-person singular simple present leuks, present participle leukin, simple past leukit, past participle leukit)

1. Alternative form of luik