leki

See also: lęki and łęki

Esperanto

Etymology

From German lecken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleki/

• Audio:

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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

• lekado

Icelandic

Etymology

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

m-w1	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

References

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

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.ki/

• Audio:

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• 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): /ˈlɛki/
• 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
nominative		leki	lekie	lekŏ	lecy	lekie
genitive		lekigo		lekij	lekich
dative		lekimu		lekij	lekim
accusative	animate	lekigo	lekie	lekõ	lekich	lekie
	inanimate	leki
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