Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch lecken, from Old Dutch *lekken, which was merged from Proto-West Germanic *lakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną and Proto-West Germanic *lekan, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną.

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

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lekken

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

Conjugation

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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, lek2 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. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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