lecken

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛkŋ̩/, /ˈlɛkən/

Etymology 1

From Old High German lecchōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną, Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-. Cognate with Dutch likken, English lick, Latin lingo, Ancient Greek λείχω (leíkhō).

Verb

lecken (third-person singular simple present leckt, past tense leckte, past participle geleckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to lick
    Der Hund leckte sein Fell. - The dog licked its fur.
Conjugation

Derived terms

  • leck mich (idiomatic, offensive)
  • sich die Wunden lecken

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German lecken, originally a causative of the verb at hand in English leak. The same in Dutch lekken (“to leak”).

Verb

lecken (third-person singular simple present leckt, past tense leckte, past participle geleckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to leak (a liquid, such as water)
  2. to seep
Conjugation

Derived terms

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch leccon, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.

Verb

lecken

  1. to lick
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Alternative forms
  • licken
Descendants

Etymology 2

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

Verb

lecken

  1. Synonym of lēken
Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • “lecken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “lecken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
  • “lecken (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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