läkke

See also: lakke

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.kə/
• Hyphenation: läk‧ke
• Rhymes: -ɛkə

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch lecken, from Old Dutch *lecken, from Proto-West Germanic *lakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną.

Alternative forms

• laeke (widespread)

Verb

läkke (third-person singular present läkkt, preterite läggde, past participle geläkkt)

1. (Eupen, transitive) to leak, illicitly release information

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch lecken, from Old Dutch leccon, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną.

Alternative forms

• laeke (widespread)

Verb

läkke (third-person singular present läkkt, preterite läggde, past participle geläkkt)

1. (Eupen, intransitive) to leak, to seep

Etymology 3

From Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.

Verb

läkke (third-person singular present läkkt, preterite läggde, past participle geläkkt)

1. (Eupen, transitive or intransitive) to lick