leka

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See also: Leka, leká, le·ka, and lęka

Faroese[edit]

Verb[edit]

leka (third person singular past indicative lek, third person plural past indicative lóku, supine likið)

  1. to leak

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of leka (group v-56)
infinitive leka
supine likið
participle (a26)1 lekandi likin
present past
first singular leki lak
second singular lekur lakst
third singular lekur lak
plural leka lóku
imperative
singular lek!
plural lekið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Swedish slägga (“sledgehammer”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlekɑ/, [ˈle̞kɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ekɑ
  • Syllabification(key): le‧ka

Noun[edit]

leka

  1. sledgehammer, maul
    Synonym: moukari
  2. (colloquial) bottle (particularly of moonshine or other spirits)

Declension[edit]

Inflection of leka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative leka lekat
genitive lekan lekojen
partitive lekaa lekoja
illative lekaan lekoihin
singular plural
nominative leka lekat
accusative nom. leka lekat
gen. lekan
genitive lekan lekojen
lekainrare
partitive lekaa lekoja
inessive lekassa lekoissa
elative lekasta lekoista
illative lekaan lekoihin
adessive lekalla lekoilla
ablative lekalta lekoilta
allative lekalle lekoille
essive lekana lekoina
translative lekaksi lekoiksi
abessive lekatta lekoitta
instructive — lekoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of leka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lekani lekani
accusative nom. lekani lekani
gen. lekani
genitive lekani lekojeni
lekainirare
partitive lekaani lekojani
inessive lekassani lekoissani
elative lekastani lekoistani
illative lekaani lekoihini
adessive lekallani lekoillani
ablative lekaltani lekoiltani
allative lekalleni lekoilleni
essive lekanani lekoinani
translative lekakseni lekoikseni
abessive lekattani lekoittani
instructive — —
comitative — lekoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lekasi lekasi
accusative nom. lekasi lekasi
gen. lekasi
genitive lekasi lekojesi
lekaisirare
partitive lekaasi lekojasi
inessive lekassasi lekoissasi
elative lekastasi lekoistasi
illative lekaasi lekoihisi
adessive lekallasi lekoillasi
ablative lekaltasi lekoiltasi
allative lekallesi lekoillesi
essive lekanasi lekoinasi
translative lekaksesi lekoiksesi
abessive lekattasi lekoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — lekoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lekamme lekamme
accusative nom. lekamme lekamme
gen. lekamme
genitive lekamme lekojemme
lekaimmerare
partitive lekaamme lekojamme
inessive lekassamme lekoissamme
elative lekastamme lekoistamme
illative lekaamme lekoihimme
adessive lekallamme lekoillamme
ablative lekaltamme lekoiltamme
allative lekallemme lekoillemme
essive lekanamme lekoinamme
translative lekaksemme lekoiksemme
abessive lekattamme lekoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — lekoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lekanne lekanne
accusative nom. lekanne lekanne
gen. lekanne
genitive lekanne lekojenne
lekainnerare
partitive lekaanne lekojanne
inessive lekassanne lekoissanne
elative lekastanne lekoistanne
illative lekaanne lekoihinne
adessive lekallanne lekoillanne
ablative lekaltanne lekoiltanne
allative lekallenne lekoillenne
essive lekananne lekoinanne
translative lekaksenne lekoiksenne
abessive lekattanne lekoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — lekoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lekansa lekansa
accusative nom. lekansa lekansa
gen. lekansa
genitive lekansa lekojensa
lekainsarare
partitive lekaansa lekojaan
lekojansa
inessive lekassaan
lekassansa 		lekoissaan
lekoissansa
elative lekastaan
lekastansa 		lekoistaan
lekoistansa
illative lekaansa lekoihinsa
adessive lekallaan
lekallansa 		lekoillaan
lekoillansa
ablative lekaltaan
lekaltansa 		lekoiltaan
lekoiltansa
allative lekalleen
lekallensa 		lekoilleen
lekoillensa
essive lekanaan
lekanansa 		lekoinaan
lekoinansa
translative lekakseen
lekaksensa 		lekoikseen
lekoiksensa
abessive lekattaan
lekattansa 		lekoittaan
lekoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — lekoineen
lekoinensa

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Hawaiian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English letter.

Noun[edit]

leka

  1. letter (mail)

Verb[edit]

leka

  1. (transitive) to write a letter

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse leka, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

leka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lak, third-person plural past indicative láku, supine lekið)

  1. (intransitive) to drip
  2. (intransitive) to leak
    Geturðu lagað þakið? Það lekur.
    Can you fix the roof? It leaks.

Conjugation[edit]

leka — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að leka
supine
(sagnbót) 		lekið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		lekandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég lek við lekum present
(nútíð) 		ég leki við lekum
þú lekur þið lekið þú lekir þið lekið
hann, hún, það lekur þeir, þær, þau leka hann, hún, það leki þeir, þær, þau leki
past
(þátíð) 		ég lak við lákum past
(þátíð) 		ég læki við lækjum
þú lakst þið lákuð þú lækir þið lækjuð
hann, hún, það lak þeir, þær, þau láku hann, hún, það læki þeir, þær, þau lækju
imperative
(boðháttur) 		lek (þú) lekið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
lektu lekiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
lekinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		lekinn lekin lekið leknir leknar lekin
accusative
(þolfall) 		lekinn lekna lekið lekna leknar lekin
dative
(þágufall) 		leknum lekinni leknu leknum leknum leknum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		lekins lekinnar lekins lekinna lekinna lekinna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		lekni lekna lekna leknu leknu leknu
accusative
(þolfall) 		lekna leknu lekna leknu leknu leknu
dative
(þágufall) 		lekna leknu lekna leknu leknu leknu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		lekna leknu lekna leknu leknu leknu

Synonyms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

leka m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of leke

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse leka, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną.

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

leka (present tense lek, past tense lak, supine leke, past participle leken, present participle lekande, imperative lek)

  1. to drip, dribble
  2. to leak

Etymology 2[edit]

Related to likka.

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

leka (present tense lekar, past tense leka, past participle leka, passive infinitive lekast, present participle lekande, imperative leka/lek)

  1. to move a little

References[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *lekaną.

Verb[edit]

leka (singular past indicative lak, plural past indicative láku, past participle lekinn)

  1. to drip, dribble
  2. (intransitive) to leak, be leaky
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of leka — active (strong class 5)
infinitive leka
present participle lekandi
past participle lekinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular lek lak
2nd-person singular lekr lakt
3rd-person singular lekr lak
1st-person plural lekum lákum
2nd-person plural lekið lákuð
3rd-person plural leka láku
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular leka láka
2nd-person singular lekir lákir
3rd-person singular leki láki
1st-person plural lekim lákim
2nd-person plural lekið lákið
3rd-person plural leki láki
imperative present
2nd-person singular lek
1st-person plural lekum
2nd-person plural lekið
Descendants[edit]
  • Danish: lække
  • Icelandic: leka
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leka
  • Swedish: läka (dialectal)
  • >? Swedish: läcka

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

leka

  1. (transitive) to make leaky
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of leka — active (weak class 2)
infinitive leka
present participle lekandi
past participle lekaðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular leka lekaða
2nd-person singular lekar lekaðir
3rd-person singular lekar lekaði
1st-person plural lekum lekuðum
2nd-person plural lekið lekuðuð
3rd-person plural leka lekuðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular leka lekaða
2nd-person singular lekir lekaðir
3rd-person singular leki lekaði
1st-person plural lekim lekaðim
2nd-person plural lekið lekaðið
3rd-person plural leki lekaði
imperative present
2nd-person singular leka
1st-person plural lekum
2nd-person plural lekið
Conjugation of leka — mediopassive (weak class 2)
infinitive lekask
present participle lekandisk
past participle lekazk
indicative present past
1st-person singular lekumk lekuðumk
2nd-person singular lekask lekaðisk
3rd-person singular lekask lekaðisk
1st-person plural lekumsk lekuðumsk
2nd-person plural lekizk lekuðuzk
3rd-person plural lekask lekuðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular lekumk lekuðumk
2nd-person singular lekisk lekaðisk
3rd-person singular lekisk lekaðisk
1st-person plural lekimsk lekaðimsk
2nd-person plural lekizk lekaðizk
3rd-person plural lekisk lekaðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular lekask
1st-person plural lekumsk
2nd-person plural lekizk

Etymology 3[edit]

Adjective[edit]

leka

  1. inflection of lekr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
    2. positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
    3. positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
    4. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
    5. positive degree weak neuter singular

Noun[edit]

leka

  1. inflection of leki:
    1. indefinite oblique singular
    2. indefinite accusative/genitive plural

References[edit]

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

Old Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

lēka

  1. to move quickly
  2. to flutter, swirl
  3. to dance
  4. to play

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of lēka (strong)
present past
infinitive lēka —
participle lēkandi, lēkande lēkin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk lēker lēki, lēke — lǣk lǣki, lǣke
þū lēker lēki, lēke lēk lǣkt lǣki, lǣke
han lēker lēki, lēke — lǣk lǣki, lǣke
vīr lēkum, lēkom lēkum, lēkom lēkum, lēkom lǣkum, lǣkom lǣkum, lǣkom
īr lēkin lēkin lēkin lǣkin lǣkin
þēr lēka lēkin — lǣku, lǣko lǣkin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk lēks lēkis, lēkes — lǣks lǣkis, lǣkes
þū lēks lēkis, lēkes — lǣkts lǣkis, lǣkes
han lēks lēkis, lēkes — lǣks lǣkis, lǣkes
vīr lēkums, -oms lēkums, lēkoms — lǣkums, lǣkoms lǣkums, lǣkoms
īr lēkins lēkins — lǣkins lǣkins
þēr lēkas lēkins — lǣkus, lǣkos lǣkins

Descendants[edit]

Sotho[edit]

Verb[edit]

leka

  1. to attempt

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈleːˌka/
  • audio(file)

Verb[edit]

leka (present leker, preterite lekte, supine lekt, imperative lek)

  1. to play (like children)
    Barnen lekte
    The children were playing
    Barnen lekte att de var tigrar
    The children play-pretended that they were tigers
    Barnen lekte cirkus
    The children played circus (pretended they were in a circus or the like)
  2. to play (more generally, sometimes with relaxed or nonchalant connotations)
    Han lekte med pennan
    He played with his pencil
    Han bara leker med dig
    He's just playing with you
    leka med ord
    play with words
    leka med någons känslor
    play with someone's feelings
  4. to pretend to be something (as part of children's play, or more generally by extension)
    leka doktor
    play doctor (pretend to be a doctor)
  5. (biology) to lek

Usage notes[edit]

Usually intransitive except for (sense 3) and for certain activities (like "cirkus," kurragömma (“hide and seek”), tafatt (“tag”)), and blindbock (“blind man's buff”)). For playing more rule-bound or grown-up games, spela is used. Saying "leka fotboll" makes it sound like soccer is a kind of (free-form) play, or like you are only pretending to play soccer, as a form of play. See also lek.

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of leka (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive leka lekas
Supine lekt lekts
Imperative lek —
Imper. plural1 leken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative leker lekte leks, lekes lektes
Ind. plural1 leka lekte lekas lektes
Subjunctive2 leke lekte lekes lektes
Participles
Present participle lekande
Past participle lekt
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Tongan[edit]

Noun[edit]

leka

  1. child
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