lekken

Dutch

Etymology

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

The "to lick" sense is derived from Middle Dutch lecken, from Old Dutch leckon, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛkən

Verb

lekken

1. (intransitive) to leak, be leaky
2. (transitive) to leak, illicitly release information
3. (Southern) to lick

Inflection

Conjugation of lekken (weak)
infinitive	lekken
past singular	lekte
past participle	gelekt
infinitive	lekken
gerund	lekken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	lek	lekte
2nd person sing. (jij)	lekt	lekte
2nd person sing. (u)	lekt	lekte
2nd person sing. (gij)	lekt	lekte
3rd person singular	lekt	lekte
plural	lekken	lekten
subjunctive sing.1	lekke	lekte
subjunctive plur.1	lekken	lekten
imperative sing.	lek
imperative plur.1	lekt
participles	lekkend	gelekt
1) Archaic.

Synonyms

• (to lick): likken

Derived terms

• aflekken
• doorlekken
• uitlekken

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: lek
• → Aukan: leki
• → Papiamentu: lèk, lek