See also: líka and līķa

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *lika, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *slīkaz. Related to Estonian liga, Ingrian lika, Karelian likaliga, Livonian liegā and Ludian ľiga.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlikɑ/, [ˈlikɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ikɑ
  • Syllabification(key): li‧ka

Noun edit

lika

  1. dirt, filth, stain, muck

Declension edit

Inflection of lika (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
nominative lika liat
genitive lian likojen
partitive likaa likoja
illative likaan likoihin
singular plural
nominative lika liat
accusative nom. lika liat
gen. lian
genitive lian likojen
likainrare
partitive likaa likoja
inessive liassa lioissa
elative liasta lioista
illative likaan likoihin
adessive lialla lioilla
ablative lialta lioilta
allative lialle lioille
essive likana likoina
translative liaksi lioiksi
abessive liatta lioitta
instructive lioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lika (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k- gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative likani likani
accusative nom. likani likani
gen. likani
genitive likani likojeni
likainirare
partitive likaani likojani
inessive liassani lioissani
elative liastani lioistani
illative likaani likoihini
adessive liallani lioillani
ablative lialtani lioiltani
allative lialleni lioilleni
essive likanani likoinani
translative liakseni lioikseni
abessive liattani lioittani
instructive
comitative likoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative likasi likasi
accusative nom. likasi likasi
gen. likasi
genitive likasi likojesi
likaisirare
partitive likaasi likojasi
inessive liassasi lioissasi
elative liastasi lioistasi
illative likaasi likoihisi
adessive liallasi lioillasi
ablative lialtasi lioiltasi
allative liallesi lioillesi
essive likanasi likoinasi
translative liaksesi lioiksesi
abessive liattasi lioittasi
instructive
comitative likoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative likamme likamme
accusative nom. likamme likamme
gen. likamme
genitive likamme likojemme
likaimmerare
partitive likaamme likojamme
inessive liassamme lioissamme
elative liastamme lioistamme
illative likaamme likoihimme
adessive liallamme lioillamme
ablative lialtamme lioiltamme
allative liallemme lioillemme
essive likanamme likoinamme
translative liaksemme lioiksemme
abessive liattamme lioittamme
instructive
comitative likoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative likanne likanne
accusative nom. likanne likanne
gen. likanne
genitive likanne likojenne
likainnerare
partitive likaanne likojanne
inessive liassanne lioissanne
elative liastanne lioistanne
illative likaanne likoihinne
adessive liallanne lioillanne
ablative lialtanne lioiltanne
allative liallenne lioillenne
essive likananne likoinanne
translative liaksenne lioiksenne
abessive liattanne lioittanne
instructive
comitative likoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative likansa likansa
accusative nom. likansa likansa
gen. likansa
genitive likansa likojensa
likainsarare
partitive likaansa likojaan
likojansa
inessive liassaan
liassansa
lioissaan
lioissansa
elative liastaan
liastansa
lioistaan
lioistansa
illative likaansa likoihinsa
adessive liallaan
liallansa
lioillaan
lioillansa
ablative lialtaan
lialtansa
lioiltaan
lioiltansa
allative lialleen
liallensa
lioilleen
lioillensa
essive likanaan
likanansa
likoinaan
likoinansa
translative liakseen
liaksensa
lioikseen
lioiksensa
abessive liattaan
liattansa
lioittaan
lioittansa
instructive
comitative likoineen
likoinensa

Synonyms edit

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French edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

lika

  1. third-person singular past historic of liker

Hawaiian edit

Noun edit

lika

  1. liter (unit of measure)

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

lik (hole [dialectal]) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈlikɒ]
  • Hyphenation: li‧ka

Noun edit

lika

  1. Alternative form of lyuka, third-person singular single-possession possessive of lik

Declension edit

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative lika
accusative likát
dative likának
instrumental likával
causal-final likáért
translative likává
terminative likáig
essive-formal likaként
essive-modal likául
inessive likában
superessive likán
adessive likánál
illative likába
sublative likára
allative likához
elative likából
delative likáról
ablative likától
non-attributive
possessive - singular
likáé
non-attributive
possessive - plural
likáéi

Ingrian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *lika. Cognates include Finnish lika and Estonian liga.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lika

  1. dirt, filth

Declension edit

Declension of lika (type 3/kana, k- gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative lika liat
genitive lian likkoin
partitive likkaa likoja
illative likkaa likkoi
inessive lias liois
elative liast lioist
allative lialle lioille
adessive lial lioil
ablative lialt lioilt
translative liaks lioiks
essive likanna, likkaan likoinna, likkoin
exessive1) likant likoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References edit

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 265

Karelian edit

Regional variants of lika
North Karelian
(Viena)
lika
South Karelian
(Tver)
liga

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finnic *lika. Cognates include Finnish lika and Estonian liga.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈlʲikɑ/
  • Hyphenation: li‧ka

Noun edit

lika (genitive lijan, partitive likua)

  1. (North Karelian) muck, dirt

Declension edit

Viena Karelian declension of lika (type 4/kala, ik-ij gradation)
singular plural
nominative lika lijat
genitive lijan likojen
partitive likua likoja
illative likah likoih
inessive lijašša lijoissa
elative lijašta lijoista
adessive lijalla lijoilla
ablative lijalta lijoilta
translative lijakši lijoiksi
essive likana likoina
comitative lijoineh
abessive lijatta lijoitta
Possessive forms of lika
1st person likani
2nd person likaš
3rd person likah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References edit

  • P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “lika”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

Latvian edit

Verb edit

lika

  1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of likt

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

lika n

  1. definite plural of lik

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lika n

  1. definite plural of lik

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

lika (imperative lik or lika, present tense likar or liker, simple past lika or likte, past participle lika or likt)

  1. Alternative form of like

Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Verb edit

-lika (infinitive kulika)

  1. Stative form of -la: to be edible

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of -lika
Positive present -nalika
Subjunctive -like
Negative -liki
Imperative singular lika
Infinitives
Positive kulika
Negative kutolika
Imperatives
Singular lika
Plural likeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hulika
Positive past positive subject concord + -lilika
Negative past negative subject concord + -kulika
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nalika)
Singular Plural
1st person ninalika/nalika tunalika
2nd person unalika mnalika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) analika wanalika
other classes positive subject concord + -nalika
Negative present (negative subject concord + -liki)
Singular Plural
1st person siliki hatuliki
2nd person huliki hamliki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) haliki hawaliki
other classes negative subject concord + -liki
Positive future positive subject concord + -talika
Negative future negative subject concord + -talika
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -like)
Singular Plural
1st person nilike tulike
2nd person ulike mlike
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alike walike
other classes positive subject concord + -like
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -silike
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngelika
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singelika
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalilika
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalilika
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -alika)
Singular Plural
1st person nalika twalika
2nd person walika mwalika
3rd person m-wa(I/II) alika walika
m-mi(III/IV) walika yalika
ji-ma(V/VI) lalika yalika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chalika vyalika
n(IX/X) yalika zalika
u(XI) walika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwalika
pa(XVI) palika
mu(XVIII) mwalika
Perfect positive subject concord + -melika
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshalika
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jalika
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kilika
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipolika
Consecutive kalika / positive subject concord + -kalika
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kalike
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nilika -tulika
2nd person -kulika -walika/-kulikeni/-walikeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mlika -walika
m-mi(III/IV) -ulika -ilika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lilika -yalika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kilika -vilika
n(IX/X) -ilika -zilika
u(XI) -ulika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kulika
pa(XVI) -palika
mu(XVIII) -mulika
Reflexive -jilika
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -lika- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -likaye -likao
m-mi(III/IV) -likao -likayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -likalo -likayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -likacho -likavyo
n(IX/X) -likayo -likazo
u(XI) -likao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -likako
pa(XVI) -likapo
mu(XVIII) -likamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -lika)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yelika -olika
m-mi(III/IV) -olika -yolika
ji-ma(V/VI) -lolika -yolika
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -cholika -vyolika
n(IX/X) -yolika -zolika
u(XI) -olika see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kolika
pa(XVI) -polika
mu(XVIII) -molika
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse líka, from Proto-Germanic *līkāną, *galīkāną.

Verb edit

lika (present likar, preterite likade, supine likat, imperative lika)

  1. to make more similar to; align
  2. (archaic) to put up with, accept
  3. (archaic) to like, be fond of
Conjugation edit
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Etymology 2 edit

Adjective edit

lika

  1. inflection of lik:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural
Compounds edit
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Adverb edit

lika (not comparable)

  1. as, equally, in the same way, of the same degree

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