lyk

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See also: łyk and -lyk

Afrikaans[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Dutch lijk.

Noun[edit]

lyk (plural lyke, diminutive lykie)

  1. dead body; corpse
    Synonyms: kadawer, liggaam
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch lijken.

Verb[edit]

lyk (present lyk, present participle lykende, past participle gelyk)

  1. to look, to appear

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Frisian līk, from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką.

Noun[edit]

lyk c (plural liken)

  1. dead body, cadaver
Further reading[edit]
  • “lyk (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

lyk

  1. fair, just
  2. innocent
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of lyk
uninflected lyk
inflected like
comparative liker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial lyk liker it lykst
it lykste
indefinite c. sing. like likere lykste
n. sing. lyk liker lykste
plural like likere lykste
definite like likere lykste
partitive lyks likers —
Further reading[edit]
  • “lyk (III)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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