leuk
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain, probably related to lauw (“lukewarm”); compare English luke and lukewarm.[1] The earliest attestations refer to the sense of "lukewarm", other senses are later semantic developments. The sense "calm, level-headed" is still visible in some derived terms, such as leukweg, leukjes and doodleuk.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
leuk (comparative leuker, superlative leukst)
- nice, pleasant, enjoyable
- attractive
- Synonym: aantrekkelijk
- Vind je haar leuk? ― Do you find her attractive?
- (obsolete) calm, level-headed
- Hij was een leuk man. ― He was a level-headed man.
- (obsolete) lukewarm
- Synonym: lauw
- Het water was leuk. ― The water was lukewarm.
Declension edit
| Inflection of leuk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | leuk | |||
| inflected | leuke | |||
| comparative | leuker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | leuk | leuker | het leukst het leukste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | leuke | leukere | leukste |
| n. sing. | leuk | leuker | leukste | |
| plural | leuke | leukere | leukste | |
| definite | leuke | leukere | leukste | |
| partitive | leuks | leukers | — | |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Petjo: leuk
References edit
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English *hlēoc. See modern lukewarm.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
leuk
- lukewarm; having medium warmth
- (figurative) unenthusiastic, lazy
- (figurative) weak, tired
Descendants edit
- English: luke (dialectal)
References edit
- “leuk, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-26.
Scots edit
Noun edit
leuk (plural leuks)
- Alternative form of luik
Verb edit
leuk (third-person singular simple present leuks, present participle leukin, simple past leukit, past participle leukit)
- Alternative form of luik