leka

See also: Leka and lęka

Faroese

Verb

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

1. to leak

Conjugation

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.

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Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish slägga ("sledgehammer").

Noun

leka

1. A sledgehammer, maul
2. (slang) A bottle, especially of moonshine.

Declension

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 lekain rare
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 lekaini rare 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 lekaisi rare 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 lekaimme rare 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 lekainne rare 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 lekainsa rare 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

Anagrams

• Kela, kale, kela

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Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English letter.

Noun

1. letter (mail)

Verb

1. (transitive) to write a letter

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛːka/

  Rhymes: -ɛːka

Verb

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

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

• (to drip): drjúpa
• (to leak): vera lekur

Anagrams

• kela

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• leken

Noun

leka m or f

1. definite feminine singular of leke

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Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

lēka

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

Conjugation

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

• Swedish: leka

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

1. play a child's game
2. (of fish and certain birds) to lek

Conjugation

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

• lek

Anagrams

• elak, kela, lake

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From , from .

Verb

1. to drip
2. to leak

Synonyms

• (to drip):