lekken

Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *lekken, from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną.

The "to lick" sense is derived from Middle Dutch lecken, from Old Dutch leckon, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛkən

Verb

lekken

  1. to leak
  2. (Southern) to lick

Inflection

Inflection of lekken (weak)
infinitive lekken
past singular lekte
past participle gelekt
infinitive lekken
gerund lekken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular leklekte
2nd person sing. (jij) lektlekte
2nd person sing. (u) lektlekte
2nd person sing. (gij) lektlekte
3rd person singular lektlekte
plural lekkenlekten
subjunctive sing.1 lekkelekte
subjunctive plur.1 lekkenlekten
imperative sing. lek
imperative plur.1 lekt
participles lekkendgelekt
1) Archaic.

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Derived terms

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