lyk

See also: łyk and -lyk

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləik/

Etymology 1

From Dutch lijk.

Noun

lyk (plural lyke, diminutive lykie)

1. dead body; corpse

   Synonyms: kadawer, liggaam

Derived terms

• lykhuis

Etymology 2

From Dutch lijken.

Verb

lyk (present lyk, present participle lykende, past participle gelyk)

1. to look, to appear

West Frisian

Etymology 1

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

Noun

lyk c (plural liken)

1. dead body, cadaver

Further reading

• “lyk (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

lyk

1. fair, just
2. innocent

Inflection

Inflection of lyk
uninflected	lyk
inflected	like
comparative	liker
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		lyk	liker	it lykst it lykste
indefinite	c. sing.	like	likere	lykste
	n. sing.	lyk	liker	lykste
	plural	like	likere	lykste
definite		like	likere	lykste
partitive		lyks	likers	—

Further reading

• “lyk (III)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011