liegikan

Volapük

Etymology

From liegik (“rich”) +‎ -an (“person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [li.e.ɡi.ˈkan]

Noun

liegikan (nominative plural liegikans)

1. rich person (one of the rich)
   • 1932, Arie de Jong, Leerboek der Wereldtaal, page 12:

     Liegikans e pöfikans binons deadöfiks.

     Rich people and poor people are mortal.

Declension

declension of liegikan

	singular	plural
nominative	liegikan	liegikans
genitive	liegikana	liegikanas
dative	liegikane	liegikanes
accusative	liegikani	liegikanis
vocative 1	o liegikan!	o liegikans!
predicative 2	liegikanu	liegikanus

• ¹ status as a case is disputed
• ² in later, non-classical Volapük only

Antonyms

• pöfikan

Derived terms

• liegikanik

Related terms

• lieg
• liegik
• liegikön
• liegön
• liegükam
• liegükön