leki

See also: lęki and łęki

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from German lecken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleki/

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• Rhymes: -eki
• Syllabification: le‧ki

Verb

leki (present lekas, past lekis, future lekos, conditional lekus, volitive leku)

1. (transitive) to lick

Conjugation

Conjugation of leki

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		lekas		lekis		lekos
active participle		lekanta	lekantaj	lekinta	lekintaj	lekonta	lekontaj
	acc.	lekantan	lekantajn	lekintan	lekintajn	lekontan	lekontajn
passive participle		lekata	lekataj	lekita	lekitaj	lekota	lekotaj
	acc.	lekatan	lekatajn	lekitan	lekitajn	lekotan	lekotajn
nominal active participle		lekanto	lekantoj	lekinto	lekintoj	lekonto	lekontoj
	acc.	lekanton	lekantojn	lekinton	lekintojn	lekonton	lekontojn
nominal passive participle		lekato	lekatoj	lekito	lekitoj	lekoto	lekotoj
	acc.	lekaton	lekatojn	lekiton	lekitojn	lekoton	lekotojn
adverbial active participle		lekante		lekinte		lekonte
adverbial passive participle		lekate		lekite		lekote
		infinitive	leki	imperative	leku	conditional	lekus

Derived terms

• lekado

Further reading

• “leki”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “leki”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Icelandic

Etymology

Deverbal from leka (“to leak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛːcɪ/

  Rhymes: -ɛːcɪ

Noun

leki m (genitive singular leka, nominative plural lekar)

1. leak

Declension

Declension of leki (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	leki	lekinn	lekar	lekarnir
accusative	leka	lekann	leka	lekana
dative	leka	lekanum	lekum	lekunum
genitive	leka	lekans	leka	lekanna

Kongo

Noun

leki

1. sibling

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Kongo leki.

Noun

leki

1. sibling (younger)

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Adjective

leki

1. positive degree weak masculine nominative singular of lekr

Noun

leki m (genitive leka)

1. leakage, leak

Declension

Declension of leki (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	leki	lekinn	lekar	lekarnir
accusative	leka	lekann	leka	lekana
dative	leka	lekanum	lekum	lekunum
genitive	leka	lekans	leka	lekanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: leki m
• Norwegian Nynorsk: leke m

Verb

leki

1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of leka
2. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of leka

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “leki”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.ki/

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• Rhymes: -ɛki
• Syllabification: le‧ki

Noun

leki m

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of lek

Silesian

Alternative forms

• letki

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Slavic *-kъ

Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ

Proto-Slavic *-ъkъ

Proto-Slavic *lьgъkъ

Old Polish lekki

Silesian leki

Inherited from Old Polish lekki. Doublet of lechki, a borrowing from Czech.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.ki/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛki
• Syllabification: le‧ki

Adjective

leki (comparative lekszy or lekciejszy or lżyjszy, superlative nojlekszy or nojlekciejszy or nojlżyjszy, derived adverb leko)

1. light (having little physical weight)

   Synonym: snadny

   Antonym: ciynżki

2. easy

   Antonym: ciynżki

Declension

Declension of leki

		singular					plural
		masculine		neuter	feminine		virile	nonvirile
		animate	inanimate
nominative		leki		lekie	lekŏ		lecy	lekie
genitive		lekigo			lekij		lekich
dative		lekimu			lekij		lekim
accusative		lekigo	leki	lekie	lekõ		lekich	lekie
instrumental		lekim			lekōm		lekimi
locative		lekim			lekij		lekich
vocative		leki		lekie	lekŏ		lecy	lekie

Derived terms

noun

• lekość

Further reading

• leki in dykcjonorz.eu
• leki in silling.org
• Bogdan Kallus (2020), “lekki”, in Słownik Gōrnoślōnskij Gŏdki, IV edition, Chorzów: Pro Loquela Silesiana, →ISBN, page 76
• Henryk Jaroszewicz (2022), “lekŏ”, in Zasady pisowni języka śląskiego (in Polish), Siedlce: Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKR[i]BL, page 92
• Aleksandra Wencel (2023), “leki”, in Dykcjůnôrz ślų̊sko-polski, page 370

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English like.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈle.ki/

Conjunction

leki

1. like, such as
2. as if

Preposition

leki

1. like, similar to

Tocharian B

Etymology

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

Noun

leki ?

1. bed, resting place