Wiktionary

lik

See also: lík, -lik, and -lık

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /lɪk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: lik
  • Rhymes: -ɪk

Etymology 1Edit

From likken.

NounEdit

lik m (plural likken, diminutive likje n)

  1. lick (a caress with the tongue)
  2. (especially in the diminutive) a small amount

VerbEdit

lik

  1. first-person singular present indicative of likken
  2. imperative of likken

Etymology 2Edit

Unclear.

NounEdit

lik f (plural likken, diminutive likje n)

  1. (Netherlands, Bargoens) prison, jail
    Synonyms: bajes, bak, gevangenis, nor

AnagramsEdit

GermanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from English to like

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

lik

  1. singular imperative of liken
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of liken

HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

lik (plural likak)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of lyuk

DeclensionEdit

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative lik likak
accusative likat likakat
dative liknak likaknak
instrumental likkal likakkal
causal-final likért likakért
translative likká likakká
terminative likig likakig
essive-formal likként likakként
essive-modal — —
inessive likban likakban
superessive likon likakon
adessive liknál likaknál
illative likba likakba
sublative likra likakra
allative likhoz likakhoz
elative likból likakból
delative likról likakról
ablative liktól likaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		liké likaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		likéi likakéi
Possessive forms of lik
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. likam likaim
2nd person sing. likad likaid
3rd person sing. lika likai
1st person plural likunk likaink
2nd person plural likatok likaitok
3rd person plural likuk likaik

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • lik in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

LivonianEdit

VerbEdit

lik

  1. 1st person singular negative form of likkõ
  2. 2nd person singular negative form of likkõ
  3. 3rd person singular negative form of likkõ
  4. 2nd person singular imperative form of likkõ

Norwegian BokmålEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse líkr, alternative spelling of glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz.

AdjectiveEdit

lik (neuter singular likt, definite singular and plural like, comparative likere, indefinite superlative likest, definite superlative likeste)

  1. similar, alike
  2. equal
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from lik (adjective)

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse lík, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *līg-.

NounEdit

lik n (definite singular liket, indefinite plural lik, definite plural lika or likene)

  1. a corpse, (dead) body
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

From Old Norse lík (“leech”).

NounEdit

lik n (definite singular liket, indefinite plural lik, definite plural lika or likene)

  1. edge of a sail; leech

Etymology 4Edit

VerbEdit

lik

  1. imperative of like

ReferencesEdit

Norwegian NynorskEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse líkr, alternative spelling of glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz.

AdjectiveEdit

lik (neuter singular likt, definite singular and plural like, comparative likare, indefinite superlative likast, definite superlative likaste)

  1. similar, alike
  2. equal
  3. good (mainly used in comparative and superlative form)
    • 1895, Per Sivle, "Vaar-Vôn":
      Og kjenner du inkje ikvell ikvell, at Livet, det er no det likaste lell?
      And can you not feel, tonight, tonight, that life is the best thing after all?
AntonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse lík, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *līg-.

NounEdit

lik n (definite singular liket, indefinite plural lik, definite plural lika)

  1. a corpse, (dead) body
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

From Old Norse lík (“leech”).

NounEdit

lik n (definite singular liket, indefinite plural lik, definite plural lika)

  1. edge of a sail; leech

Etymology 4Edit

VerbEdit

lik

  1. imperative of like

ReferencesEdit

Old NorseEdit

EtymologyEdit

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PronunciationEdit

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NounEdit

līk n

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DeclensionEdit

  Declension of lik (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative līk līkit līk līkin
accusative līk līkit līk līkin
dative līki līkinu līkum līkunum
genitive līks līksins līka līkanna

Old SaxonEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

līk n

  1. dead body, corpse
  2. torso

DeclensionEdit

Declension of līk (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative līk līk
accusative līk līk
genitive līkes līkō
dative līke līkun
instrumental — —


Old SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse lík, from Proto-Germanic *līką.

NounEdit

līk n

  1. shape, semblance, appearance
  2. corpse

DeclensionEdit

  Declension of lik (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative līk līkit līk līkin
accusative līk līkit līk līkin
dative līki, līke līkinu, līkeno līkum, līkom līkumin, līkomen
genitive līks līksins līka līkanna

DescendantsEdit

  • Swedish: lik

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *likъ.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

lik m inan

  1. (obsolete) quantity, amount, number
    Synonyms: ilość, liczba, stan liczbowy, stan liczebny

DeclensionEdit

Declension of lik
singular
nominative lik
genitive liku
dative likowi
accusative lik
instrumental likiem
locative liku
vocative liku

Derived termsEdit

noun
numeral

Further readingEdit

  • lik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lik in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *likъ.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

lȋk m (Cyrillic spelling ли̑к)

  1. form, shape, figure, appearance
  2. image, effigy
  3. character, persona (in a work of art)
  4. (by extension, colloquial) guy, bloke, dude, character
    Ti si neki čudan lik. ― You're a weird guy.

DeclensionEdit

Declension of lik
singular plural
nominative lȋk lìkovi
genitive lika likova
dative liku likovima
accusative lik likove
vocative liku likovi
locative liku likovima
instrumental likom likovima

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • “lik” in Hrvatski jezični portal

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Swedish līker, from Old Norse líkr, glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz.

AdjectiveEdit

lik (comparative mer lik, superlative mest lik)

  1. looking like, resembling (in appearance or other characteristics)
    Du är lik henne. Samma näsa.
    You look like (resemble) her. Same nose.
    Du är lik henne till sättet
    You are like (resemble) her in manner
    Han är lik sin far
    He resembles his father (same ambiguity as in English)
    Den nya processen är lik den gamla
    The new process is similar to (resembles) the old one
  2. (in the plural) alike, same (the same or similar)
    Min bror och jag är inte lika alls
    My brother and I are very different (not alike at all)
    De är lika. Skurkar båda två!
    They're the same. Crooks the both of them!
    x och y är lika
    x and y are equal
Usage notesEdit
  • Though often un-idiomatic-sounding in English, resembling is the translation that best matches the meaning in the singular. English like may partially be considered a false friend. "You are like her" would most naturally be translated as "Du är som henne" (You are as her).
  • Tends strongly towards physical resemblance in the singular without context. "Du är lik Michael Jackson" would always be taken as "You look like Michael Jackson" without strong clues towards other characteristics. Other uses may intuitively be thought of as "looking like" in a figurative sense.
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of lik
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular lik mer lik mest lik
Neuter singular likt mer likt mest likt
Plural lika mer lika mest lika
Masculine plural3 like mer lika mest lika
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 like mer like mest like
All lika mer lika mest lika
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
AntonymsEdit
See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Swedish līk, from Old Norse lík, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *līg-.

NounEdit

lik n

  1. a corpse
  2. the edge of a sail, either free or following mast or boom
DeclensionEdit
Declension of lik 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lik liket lik liken
Genitive liks likets liks likens
See alsoEdit

AnagramsEdit

Tok PisinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From English leak.

NounEdit

lik

  1. leak

West FlemishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Dutch gelijc, from Old Dutch *gilīk, from Proto-West Germanic *galīk.

ConjunctionEdit

lik

  1. like, such as

WestrobothnianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [líːk], [lǿʏ̯ːk], [lɛ́ɪ̯ːk]

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse líkr, glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz.

AdjectiveEdit

lik (neuter likt, comparative likänä, indefinite superlative likäst, definite superlative likästä or likestn, pronoun likestn)

  1. (with dative) similar
    paitjen jer lik fâråm
    The boy is similar to the father.
    sniwäitt läikt bainen
    snow-white like bone
  2. excellent, good, suitable
    Dä likästä ji vait ― The best I know
    Han bar säg int na likt åt. ― He did not behave very well.
    Hä var den likästä kär’n. ― That was the most excellent man.
  3. right, cheap
    Hä var int na likt hä’n begjol ― It was not cheap what he requested.
Derived termsEdit

AdverbEdit

lik

  1. yet, still, anyway
Alternative formsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse lík, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *līg-.

NounEdit

lik n

  1. corpse
CompoundsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  • Rietz, Johan Ernst, “Lik”, in Svenskt dialektlexikon: ordbok öfver svenska allmogespråket [Swedish dialectal lexicon: a dictionary for the Swedish lects] (in Swedish), 1962 edition, Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups Förlag, published 1862–1867, page 403-404

YolaEdit

VerbEdit

lik

  1. Alternative form of lick
    • 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, line 4:
      Fan Buckeen hay pooked lik own thing mad.
      When Buckeen he jumped like a thing mad.

ReferencesEdit

  • Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 132

ZhuangEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Tai *ʰlekᴰ (“iron”), from Old Chinese 鐵 (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, “iron”). Cognate with Thai เหล็ก (lèk), Lao ເຫຼັກ (lek), Shan လဵၵ်း (láek), Lü ᦵᦜᧅ (l̇ek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥐᥱ (lěk), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜀𑜫 (lik), Nong Zhuang liak. Doublet of diet.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

lik (1957–1982 spelling lik)

  1. (dialectal) iron (metal)
    Synonym: diet
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