leka

See also: Leka, leká, le·ka, and lęka

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
participle (a26)1	lekandi	likin
	present	past
first singular	leki	lak
second singular	lekur	lakst
third singular	lekur	lak
plural	leka	lóku
	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
• Syllabification^(key): le‧ka

Noun

leka

1. sledgehammer, maul
2. (colloquial) bottle (particularly of moonshine or other spirits)

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 lekainrare
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
instructive		—	lekoin
abessive		lekatta	lekoitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of leka (type kala)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lekani lekani accusative nom. lekani lekani gen. lekani genitive lekani lekojeni lekainirare 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 instructive — — abessive lekattani lekoittani comitative — lekoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lekasi lekasi accusative nom. lekasi lekasi gen. lekasi genitive lekasi lekojesi lekaisirare 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 instructive — — abessive lekattasi lekoittasi comitative — lekoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lekamme lekamme accusative nom. lekamme lekamme gen. lekamme genitive lekamme lekojemme lekaimmerare 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 instructive — — abessive lekattamme lekoittamme comitative — lekoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lekanne lekanne accusative nom. lekanne lekanne gen. lekanne genitive lekanne lekojenne lekainnerare 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 instructive — — abessive lekattanne lekoittanne comitative — lekoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lekansa lekansa accusative nom. lekansa lekansa gen. lekansa genitive lekansa lekojensa lekainsarare 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 instructive — — abessive lekattaan lekattansa lekoittaan lekoittansa comitative — lekoineen lekoinensa

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
2. (intransitive) to leak

   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)	ég lek	við lekum	present (nútíð)	ég leki	við lekum
	þú lekur	þið lekið		þú lekir	þið lekið
	hann, hún, það lekur	þeir, þær, þau leka		hann, hún, það leki	þeir, þær, þau leki
past (þátíð)	ég lak	við lákum	past (þátíð)	ég læki	við lækjum
	þú lakst	þið lákuð		þú lækir	þið lækjuð
	hann, hún, það lak	þeir, þær, þau láku		hann, hún, það læki	þeir, þær, þau lækju
imperative (boðháttur)	lek (þú)	lekið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	lektu	lekiði *
* 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

Synonyms

• (to drip): drjúpa
• (to leak): vera lekur

Anagrams

• kela

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

Descendants

• 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	present	past
1st-person singular	leka	lekaða
2nd-person singular	lekar	lekaðir
3rd-person singular	lekar	lekaði
1st-person plural	lekum	lekuðum
2nd-person plural	lekið	lekuðuð
3rd-person plural	leka	lekuðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	leka	lekaða
2nd-person singular	lekir	lekaðir
3rd-person singular	leki	lekaði
1st-person plural	lekim	lekaðim
2nd-person plural	lekið	lekaðið
3rd-person plural	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	present	past
1st-person singular	lekumk	lekuðumk
2nd-person singular	lekask	lekaðisk
3rd-person singular	lekask	lekaðisk
1st-person plural	lekumsk	lekuðumsk
2nd-person plural	lekizk	lekuðuzk
3rd-person plural	lekask	lekuðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	lekumk	lekuðumk
2nd-person singular	lekisk	lekaðisk
3rd-person singular	lekisk	lekaðisk
1st-person plural	lekimsk	lekaðimsk
2nd-person plural	lekizk	lekaðizk
3rd-person plural	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

References

• “leka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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, -o	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/

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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”), and tafatt (“tag”)). For playing more rule-bound or grown-up games, spela is used. 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
	Participles
Present participle	lekande
Past participle	lekt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• lek

Further reading

• leka in Svensk ordbok.
• leka in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• elak, kela, lake

Tongan

Noun

leka

1. child