leka

See also: Leka, leká, le·ka, lęka, and łęka

Faroese

Verb

leka (third person singular past indicative lek, third person plural past indicative lóku, supine likið)

1. to leak

Conjugation

Conjugation of leka (group v-56)

infinitive	leka
supine	likið
	present	past
first singular	leki	lak
second singular	lekur	lakst
third singular	lekur	lak
plural	leka	lóku
participle (a26)1	lekandi	likin
	imperative
singular	lek!
plural	lekið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish slägga (“sledgehammer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlekɑ/, [ˈle̞kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ekɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): le‧ka

Noun

leka

1. sledgehammer, maul

   Synonym: moukari

2. (colloquial) bottle (particularly of moonshine or other spirits)

   votkaleka ― bottle of vodka

3. (vulgar) penis

Declension

Inflection of leka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		leka	lekat
genitive		lekan	lekojen
partitive		lekaa	lekoja
illative		lekaan	lekoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		leka	lekat
accusative	nom.	leka	lekat
	gen.	lekan
genitive		lekan	lekojen lekain rare
partitive		lekaa	lekoja
inessive		lekassa	lekoissa
elative		lekasta	lekoista
illative		lekaan	lekoihin
adessive		lekalla	lekoilla
ablative		lekalta	lekoilta
allative		lekalle	lekoille
essive		lekana	lekoina
translative		lekaksi	lekoiksi
abessive		lekatta	lekoitta
instructive		—	lekoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of leka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lekani lekani accusative nom. lekani lekani gen. lekani genitive lekani lekojeni lekaini rare partitive lekaani lekojani inessive lekassani lekoissani elative lekastani lekoistani illative lekaani lekoihini adessive lekallani lekoillani ablative lekaltani lekoiltani allative lekalleni lekoilleni essive lekanani lekoinani translative lekakseni lekoikseni abessive lekattani lekoittani instructive — — comitative — lekoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lekasi lekasi accusative nom. lekasi lekasi gen. lekasi genitive lekasi lekojesi lekaisi rare partitive lekaasi lekojasi inessive lekassasi lekoissasi elative lekastasi lekoistasi illative lekaasi lekoihisi adessive lekallasi lekoillasi ablative lekaltasi lekoiltasi allative lekallesi lekoillesi essive lekanasi lekoinasi translative lekaksesi lekoiksesi abessive lekattasi lekoittasi instructive — — comitative — lekoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lekamme lekamme accusative nom. lekamme lekamme gen. lekamme genitive lekamme lekojemme lekaimme rare partitive lekaamme lekojamme inessive lekassamme lekoissamme elative lekastamme lekoistamme illative lekaamme lekoihimme adessive lekallamme lekoillamme ablative lekaltamme lekoiltamme allative lekallemme lekoillemme essive lekanamme lekoinamme translative lekaksemme lekoiksemme abessive lekattamme lekoittamme instructive — — comitative — lekoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lekanne lekanne accusative nom. lekanne lekanne gen. lekanne genitive lekanne lekojenne lekainne rare partitive lekaanne lekojanne inessive lekassanne lekoissanne elative lekastanne lekoistanne illative lekaanne lekoihinne adessive lekallanne lekoillanne ablative lekaltanne lekoiltanne allative lekallenne lekoillenne essive lekananne lekoinanne translative lekaksenne lekoiksenne abessive lekattanne lekoittanne instructive — — comitative — lekoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lekansa lekansa accusative nom. lekansa lekansa gen. lekansa genitive lekansa lekojensa lekainsa rare partitive lekaansa lekojaan lekojansa inessive lekassaan lekassansa lekoissaan lekoissansa elative lekastaan lekastansa lekoistaan lekoistansa illative lekaansa lekoihinsa adessive lekallaan lekallansa lekoillaan lekoillansa ablative lekaltaan lekaltansa lekoiltaan lekoiltansa allative lekalleen lekallensa lekoilleen lekoillensa essive lekanaan lekanansa lekoinaan lekoinansa translative lekakseen lekaksensa lekoikseen lekoiksensa abessive lekattaan lekattansa lekoittaan lekoittansa instructive — — comitative — lekoineen lekoinensa

Further reading

• “leka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• Kela, kale, kela

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English letter.

Noun

leka

1. letter (mail)

Verb

leka

1. (transitive) to write a letter

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛːka/

  Rhymes: -ɛːka

Verb

leka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lak, third-person plural past indicative láku, supine lekið)

1. (intransitive) to drip

   Synonym: drjúpa

2. (intransitive) to leak

   Synonym: vera lekur

   Geturðu lagað þakið? Það lekur.

   Can you fix the roof? It leaks.

Conjugation

leka – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að leka
supine sagnbót		lekið
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		lekandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	lek	lak		leki	læki
	þú	lekur	lakst		lekir	lækir
	hann, hún, það	lekur	lak		leki	læki
plural	við	lekum	lákum		lekum	lækjum
	þið	lekið	lákuð		lekið	lækjuð
	þeir, þær, þau	leka	láku		leki	lækju
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	lek (þú), lektu
plural	þið	lekið (þið), lekiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

lekinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	lekinn	lekin	lekið	leknir	leknar	lekin
accusative (þolfall)	lekinn	lekna	lekið	lekna	leknar	lekin
dative (þágufall)	leknum	lekinni	leknu	leknum	leknum	leknum
genitive (eignarfall)	lekins	lekinnar	lekins	lekinna	lekinna	lekinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	lekni	lekna	lekna	leknu	leknu	leknu
accusative (þolfall)	lekna	leknu	lekna	leknu	leknu	leknu
dative (þágufall)	lekna	leknu	lekna	leknu	leknu	leknu
genitive (eignarfall)	lekna	leknu	lekna	leknu	leknu	leknu

Anagrams

• kela

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈka/, [ləˈka]
• Rhymes: -ka
• Hyphenation: le‧ka

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay ليک (léka, “careless”).

Adjective

leka

1. careless

   Synonyms: lalai, lengah

Derived terms

• terleka

Etymology 2

From Jambi Malay [Term?].

Noun

leka (plural leka-leka)

1. (dialect, Jambi) the thin round wooden base for placing the pot

Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लेख (lekha).

Noun

leka (plural leka-leka)

1. recording
2. writing, letters

Further reading

• “leka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• leken

Noun

leka m or f

1. definite feminine singular of leke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• leke (e-infinitive)

Verb

leka (present tense lek, past tense lak, supine leke, past participle leken, present participle lekande, imperative lek)

1. to drip, dribble
2. to leak

Etymology 2

Related to likka.

Alternative forms

• leke (e-infinitive)

Verb

leka (present tense lekar, past tense leka, past participle leka, passive infinitive lekast, present participle lekande, imperative leka/lek)

1. to move a little

References

• “leka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *lekaną.

Verb

leka (singular past indicative lak, plural past indicative láku, past participle lekinn)

1. to drip, dribble
2. (intransitive) to leak, be leaky

Conjugation

Conjugation of leka — active (strong class 5)

infinitive	leka
present participle	lekandi
past participle	lekinn
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	lek	lak		leka	láka
2nd person singular	lekr	lakt		lekir	lákir
3rd person singular	lekr	lak		leki	láki
1st person plural	lekum	lákum		lekim	lákim
2nd person plural	lekið	lákuð		lekið	lákið
3rd person plural	leka	láku		leki	láki
imperative	present
2nd person singular	lek
1st person plural	lekum
2nd person plural	lekið

Descendants

• Danish: lække
• Icelandic: leka
• Norwegian Nynorsk: leka
• Swedish: läka (dialectal)
• >? Swedish: läcka

Etymology 2

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

Verb

leka

1. (transitive) to make leaky

Conjugation

Conjugation of leka — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	leka
present participle	lekandi
past participle	lekaðr
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	leka	lekaða		leka	lekaða
2nd person singular	lekar	lekaðir		lekir	lekaðir
3rd person singular	lekar	lekaði		leki	lekaði
1st person plural	lekum	lekuðum		lekim	lekaðim
2nd person plural	lekið	lekuðuð		lekið	lekaðið
3rd person plural	leka	lekuðu		leki	lekaði
imperative	present
2nd person singular	leka
1st person plural	lekum
2nd person plural	lekið

Conjugation of leka — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	lekask
present participle	lekandisk
past participle	lekazk
	indicative			subjunctive
	present	past		present	past
1st person singular	lekumk	lekuðumk		lekumk	lekuðumk
2nd person singular	lekask	lekaðisk		lekisk	lekaðisk
3rd person singular	lekask	lekaðisk		lekisk	lekaðisk
1st person plural	lekumsk	lekuðumsk		lekimsk	lekaðimsk
2nd person plural	lekizk	lekuðuzk		lekizk	lekaðizk
3rd person plural	lekask	lekuðusk		lekisk	lekaðisk
imperative	present
2nd person singular	lekask
1st person plural	lekumsk
2nd person plural	lekizk

Etymology 3

Adjective

leka

1. inflection of lekr:
   1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
   2. positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
   3. positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
   4. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
   5. positive degree weak neuter singular

Noun

leka

1. inflection of leki:
   1. indefinite oblique singular
   2. indefinite accusative/genitive plural

Further reading

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

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną.

Verb

lēka

1. to move quickly
2. to flutter, swirl
3. to dance
4. to play

Conjugation

Conjugation of lēka (strong)

	present				past
infinitive	lēka				—
participle	lēkandi, lēkande				lēkin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	lēker	lēki, lēke	—		lǣk	lǣki, lǣke
þū	lēker	lēki, lēke	lēk		lǣkt	lǣki, lǣke
han	lēker	lēki, lēke	—		lǣk	lǣki, lǣke
vīr	lēkum, lēkom	lēkum, lēkom	lēkum, lēkom		lǣkum, lǣkom	lǣkum, lǣkom
īr	lēkin	lēkin	lēkin		lǣkin	lǣkin
þēr	lēka	lēkin	—		lǣku, lǣko	lǣkin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	lēks	lēkis, lēkes	—		lǣks	lǣkis, lǣkes
þū	lēks	lēkis, lēkes	—		lǣkts	lǣkis, lǣkes
han	lēks	lēkis, lēkes	—		lǣks	lǣkis, lǣkes
vīr	lēkums, -oms	lēkums, lēkoms	—		lǣkums, lǣkoms	lǣkums, lǣkoms
īr	lēkins	lēkins	—		lǣkins	lǣkins
þēr	lēkas	lēkins	—		lǣkus, lǣkos	lǣkins

Descendants

• Swedish: leka

Sotho

Verb

leka

1. to attempt

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lēka, from Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːˌka/

• Audio (Gotland):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -²eːka

Verb

leka (present leker, preterite lekte, supine lekt, imperative lek)

1. to play (like children)

   Barnen lekte

   The children were playing

   Barnen lekte att de var tigrar

   The children play-pretended that they were tigers

   Barnen lekte cirkus

   The children played circus (pretended they were in a circus or the like)

2. to play (more generally, sometimes with relaxed or nonchalant connotations)

   Han lekte med pennan

   He played with his pencil

   Han bara leker med dig

   He's just playing with you

   leka med ord

   play with words

   leka med någons känslor

   play with someone's feelings

4. to pretend to be something (as part of children's play, or more generally by extension)

   leka doktor

   play doctor (pretend to be a doctor)

5. (biology) to lek

Usage notes

Usually intransitive except for (sense 3) and for certain activities (like "cirkus," kurragömma (“hide and seek”), tafatt (“tag”)), and blindbock (“blind man's buff”)). Spela is used for more rule-bound or grown-up games. Saying "leka fotboll" makes it sound like soccer is a kind of (free-form) play, or like you are only pretending to play soccer, as a form of play. See also lek.

Conjugation

Conjugation of leka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	leka		lekas
supine	lekt		lekts
imperative	lek		—
imper. plural1	leken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	leker	lekte	leks, lekes	lektes
ind. plural1	leka	lekte	lekas	lektes
subjunctive2	leke	lekte	lekes	lektes
present participle		lekande
past participle		lekt

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• lek

References

• leka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• leka in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• leka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• elak, kela, lake

Tongan

Noun

leka

1. child