läcka

From Old Swedish læka, from Old Norse leka, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛˌka/
• Rhymes: -²ɛka

läcka c

1. a leak; a crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
2. a leak; the entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack, fissure, or other aperture.
3. a leak; the person through whom information, especially secret information, escapes.

• läckage

läcka (present läcker, preterite läckte, supine läckt, imperative läck)

1. to leak; to allow fluid to escape or enter something that should be sealed.
2. to leak; to reveal secret information.

• läcka som ett såll (“leak like a sieve”)

• läcka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• läcka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• läcka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)