leki

See also: lęki and łęki

Esperanto

Etymology

From German lecken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleki/

• Audio:

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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

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

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/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛki
• Syllabification: le‧ki

Noun

leki m

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of lek

Silesian

Alternative forms

• letki

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɛ.ki/
• 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
nominative		leki	lekie	lekŏ	lecy	lekie
genitive		lekigo		lekij	lekich
dative		lekimu		lekij	lekim
accusative	animate	lekigo	lekie	lekõ	lekich	lekie
	inanimate	leki
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