leke

See also: lekë and Lekë

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːkə

Verb

leke

1. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) singular past subjunctive of lijken

Anagrams

• keel, leek

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old English lēac, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.

Alternative forms

• leek, lek, leeke, leyke

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleːk/, /ˈlɛːk/

Noun

leke (plural lekes)

1. Many of the plants in the genus Allium, often used as vegetables:
   1. Garlic (Allium sativum)
   2. A leek (Allium ampeloprasum)
2. (in expressions) Something of little value.

Derived terms

• garlek

Descendants

• English: leek
• Scots: leke, leik

References

• “lẹ̄k (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-26.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Late Latin leuca, leuga.

Noun

leke

1. Alternative form of lege (“league”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• leike

Etymology

From Old Norse leika

Noun

leke f or m (definite singular leka or leken, indefinite plural leker, definite plural lekene)

1. a toy, something to play with

Synonyms

• leketøy, leiketøy

Verb

leke (imperative lek, present tense leker, simple past lekte, past participle lekt, present participle lekende)

1. to play, to act in a manner such that one has fun

Derived terms

• lekebil
• lekegrind
• lekekamerat
• lekeplass

Related terms

• lek (noun)

References

• “leke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.