leika

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

Verb

leika

1. to play (game, instrument, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of leika (group v-29-30)
infinitive	leika
supine	leikað
participle (a5 (a39)/a6)1	leikandi	leiktur/ leikaður
	present	past
first singular	leiki	leikti/ leikaði
second singular	leikar	leikti/ leikaði
third singular	leikar	leikti/ leikaði
plural	leika	leiktu/ leikaðu
	imperative
singular	leika!
plural	leikið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

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Gothic

Romanization

leika

1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleiːka/

  Rhymes: -eiːka

Verb

leika (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lék, third-person plural past indicative léku, supine leikið)

1. to play

Derived terms

• leika við hvern sinn fingur
• leika sér

Anagrams

• keila

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

leika (present tense leikar/leiker, past tense leika/leikte, past participle leika/leikt, passive infinitive leikast, present participle leikande, imperative leika/leik)

1. Alternative form of leike

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *laikaną.

Verb

leika (singular past indicative lék, plural past indicative léku, past participle leikinn)

1. to play

Conjugation

Conjugation of leika — active (strong class 7)

infinitive	leika
present participle	leikandi
past participle	leikinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	leik	lék
2nd-person singular	leikr	lékt
3rd-person singular	leikr	lék
1st-person plural	leikum	lékum
2nd-person plural	leikið	lékuð
3rd-person plural	leika	léku
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	leika	léka
2nd-person singular	leikir	lékir
3rd-person singular	leiki	léki
1st-person plural	leikim	lékim
2nd-person plural	leikið	lékið
3rd-person plural	leiki	léki
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	leik
1st-person plural	leikum
2nd-person plural	leikið

Conjugation of leika — mediopassive (strong class 7)

infinitive	leikask
present participle	leikandisk
past participle	leikizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	leikumk	lékumk
2nd-person singular	leiksk	lékzk
3rd-person singular	leiksk	léksk
1st-person plural	leikumsk	lékumsk
2nd-person plural	leikizk	lékuzk
3rd-person plural	leikask	lékusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	leikumk	lékumk
2nd-person singular	leikisk	lékisk
3rd-person singular	leikisk	lékisk
1st-person plural	leikimsk	lékimsk
2nd-person plural	leikizk	lékizk
3rd-person plural	leikisk	lékisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	leiksk
1st-person plural	leikumsk
2nd-person plural	leikizk

References

• “leika”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press