likar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto liki, English leak, German lecken. Decision no. 15, Progreso II.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈkar/

Verb

likar (present likas, past likis, future likos, conditional likus, imperative likez)

1. (ambitransitive) to leak

Conjugation

Conjugation of likar

		present		past		future
infinitive		likar		likir		likor
tense		likas		likis		likos
conditional		likus		—		—
imperative		likez		—		—
adjective active participle		likanta		likinta		likonta
adverbial active participle		likante		likinte		likonte
nominal active participle	singular	likanto		likinto		likonto
	plural	likanti		likinti		likonti
adjective passive participle		likata		likita		likota
adverbial passive participle		likate		likite		likote
nominal passive participle	singular	likato		likito		likoto
	plural	likati		likiti		likoti

Derived terms

• likajo (“leak”)
• likanta (“leaky”)
• likema (“leaky”)
• likeskar (“to spring a leak”)
• liketar
• likeyo (“leak”)
• liko (“leak”)

References

• Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 76, 578

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

likar

1. present of like

Adjective

likar

1. (dialectal, Trøndelag) alternative form of likare (“better”)
   • 1996, Frode Viken, “Det går likar no”, performed by D.D.E.:

     Det går likar no, XL-1 og Rett-i-koppen, vi lik' itj å bli narra!

     It's going better now, XL-1 and Rett-i-koppen, we don't like to be foolished!

   • 1985, Hans Rotmo, “Fire fine lænestola”:

     Tenk å værra ein forretningsmainn
     som kainn færra rundt å sælle,
     spise på restaurang
     og sove på hotælle
     (...)
     Det må da værra paradise - finst itj nå' likar da?

     Imagine being a businessman
     who can go around and sell,
     eat on restaurant
     and sleep at the hotel
     (...)
     It must be the paradise - is there anything better?

   • 1698, Jacob Laugesen Bork, Ordsamling fraa Bø i Vesteraalen (a glossary focusing on Lofoten dialect, but having many words from Trøndelag because of author’s origin), Oslo, published 1956:

     ê du int liikar kar

     aren’t you a better guy?

See also

• lik
• likast

Swedish

Noun

likar

1. indefinite plural of like

Verb

likar

1. present indicative of lika

Anagrams

• Alrik, kilar, kliar