likar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto liki, English leak, German lecken. Decision no. 15, Progreso II.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈkar/

Verb

likar (present likas, past likis, future likos, conditional likus, imperative likez)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to leak

Conjugation

    Conjugation of likar

		present		past		future
infinitive		likar		likir		likor
tense		likas		likis		likos
conditional		likus
imperative		likez
adjective active participle		likanta		likinta		likonta
adverbial active participle		likante		likinte		likonte
nominal active participle	singular	likanto		likinto		likonto
	plural	likanti		likinti		likonti
adjective passive participle		likata		likita		likota
adverbial passive participle		likate		likite		likote
nominal passive participle	singular	likato		likito		likoto
	plural	likati		likiti		likoti

Derived terms

• likajo (“leak”)
• likanta (“leaky”)
• likema (“leaky”)
• likeskar (“to spring a leak”)
• liketar
• likeyo (“leak”)
• liko (“leak”)

 

References

• Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 76, 578

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

likar

1. present of like

Adjective

likar

1. (dialectal, Trøndelag dialect) Alternative form of betre (“better”) (The spelling is not normative because of apocope. The normal spelling will be likare, but is not phonetically correct to the dialect where this word is used.
   • 1996, Frode Viken (lyrics and music), “Det går likar no”, performed by D.D.E.:

     Det går likar no, XL-1 og rett i koppen, vi lik' itj å bli narra!

     It's going better now, XL-1 and right in to the cup, we don't like to be foolished

   • 1985, Hans Rotmo (lyrics and music), “Fire fine lænestola”:

     Tenk å værra ein forretningsmainn som kainn færra rundt å sælle, spise på restaurang og sove på hotælle (...) Det må da værra paradise - finst itj nå' likar da?

     Imagine being a businessman who can go around and sell, eat on restaurant and sleep at the hotel (...) It must be the paradise - is there anything better?

See also

• lik
• likast

Swedish

Noun

likar

1. indefinite plural of like

Verb

likar

1. present indicative of lika

Anagrams

• Alrik, kilar, kliar