lijk

See also: -lijk

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛi̯k/

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• Hyphenation: lijk
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯k

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-

Proto-Germanic *līką

Proto-West Germanic *līk

Old Dutch līk

Middle Dutch lijc

Dutch lijk

Inherited from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

Noun

lijk n (plural lijken, diminutive lijkje n)

1. the dead but otherwise (mostly) intact body, particularly of a human but sometimes used of animals

   Synonym: kadaver

Derived terms

• lijkbleek
• lijkenhuis
• lijkenkelder
• lijkschouw
• lijkschouwer
• lijkwade
• veenlijk

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lyk
• Negerhollands: liek

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch *līk, from Proto-West Germanic *līk. Cognate to English leech.

Noun

lijk n (plural lijken, diminutive lijkje n)

1. (nautical) leech

Etymology 3

Equivalent to the second element of gelijk (“like, similar”). Cognate to English like.

Adverb

lijk

1. (archaic) like

Verb

lijk

1. inflection of lijken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative