leki

See also: lęki and łęki

Esperanto

Etymology

From German lecken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈleki/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

leki (present lekas, past lekis, future lekos, conditional lekus, volitive leku)

  1. (transitive) to lick

Conjugation

Conjugation of leki
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense lekas lekis lekos
active participle lekanta lekantaj lekinta lekintaj lekonta lekontaj
acc. lekantan lekantajn lekintan lekintajn lekontan lekontajn
passive participle lekata lekataj lekita lekitaj lekota lekotaj
acc. lekatan lekatajn lekitan lekitajn lekotan lekotajn
nominal active participle lekanto lekantoj lekinto lekintoj lekonto lekontoj
acc. lekanton lekantojn lekinton lekintojn lekonton lekontojn
nominal passive participle lekato lekatoj lekito lekitoj lekoto lekotoj
acc. lekaton lekatojn lekiton lekitojn lekoton lekotojn
adverbial active participle lekante lekinte lekonte
adverbial passive participle lekate lekite lekote
infinitive leki imperative leku conditional lekus

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

Deverbal from leka (to leak).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛːcɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɛːcɪ

Noun

leki m (genitive singular leka, nominative plural lekar)

  1. leak

Declension

Declension of leki (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leki lekinn lekar lekarnir
accusative leka lekann leka lekana
dative leka lekanum lekum lekunum
genitive leka lekans leka lekanna

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

leki

  1. positive degree weak masculine nominative singular of lekr

Noun

leki m (genitive leka)

  1. leakage, leak

Declension

Declension of leki (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leki lekinn lekar lekarnir
accusative leka lekann leka lekana
dative leka lekanum lekum lekunum
genitive leka lekans leka lekanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: leki m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leke m

Verb

leki

  1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of leka
  2. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of leka

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “leki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ki/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛki
  • Syllabification: le‧ki

Noun

leki m

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of lek

Silesian

Alternative forms

  • letki

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish lekki. Doublet of lechki, a borrowing from Czech.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.ki/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛki
  • Syllabification: le‧ki

Adjective

leki (comparative lekszy or lekciejszy or lżyjszy, superlative nojlekszy or nojlekciejszy or nojlżyjszy, derived adverb leko)

  1. light (having little physical weight)
    Synonym: snadny
    Antonym: ciynżki
  2. easy
    Antonym: ciynżki

Declension

Declension of leki
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine virile nonvirile
animate inanimate
nominative leki lekie lekŏ lecy lekie
genitive lekigo lekij lekich
dative lekimu lekij lekim
accusative lekigo leki lekie lekõ lekich lekie
instrumental lekim lekōm lekimi
locative lekim lekij lekich
vocative leki lekie lekŏ lecy lekie

Derived terms

noun
  • lekość

Further reading

  • leki in dykcjonorz.eu
  • leki in silling.org
  • Bogdan Kallus (2020) “lekki”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 76
  • Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022) “lekŏ”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 92
  • Aleksandra Wencel (2023) “leki”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 370

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English like.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈle.ki/

Conjunction

leki

  1. like, such as
  2. as if

Preposition

leki

  1. like, similar to

Tocharian B

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

leki ?

  1. bed, resting place