litteken

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch litteken, from Middle Dutch lidteken, from older lijcteken.

Pronunciation

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Noun

litteken (plural littekens)

1. scar

Derived terms

• littekenweefsel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lidteken, remotivation (as “member mark”) of older lijcteken (literally “body mark”), from Proto-West Germanic *līkataikn. Cognate with Old High German līhzeihhan, whence (with interpretation as “glue mark”) archaic German Leimzeichen, Luxembourgish Läinzeechen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪˌteː.kə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: lit‧te‧ken

Noun

litteken n (plural littekens, diminutive littekentje n)

1. scar

Derived terms

• littekenweefsel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: litteken