Lek

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lek"

English

Proper noun

Lek

1. A river, the northern arm of the River Rhine in the Netherlands.

Anagrams

• elk, Elk, ELK, Kel

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Lecke, from Old Dutch *Lecca, *Laca. Related to laak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛk/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Lek
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Proper noun

Lek m or f

1. a river, the northern arm of the River Rhine, in the provinces of Utrecht, South Holland and Gelderland, Netherlands, running from the Nederrijn at Wijk bij Duurstede to the Noord at Kinderdijk.

Derived terms

• De Lek
• Krimpen aan de Lek
• Lekkerkerk
• Nederlek