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
verbal noun
present tense past tense
1st person singular lek lekte
2nd person sing. (jij) lekt lekte
2nd person sing. (u) lekt lekte
2nd person sing. (gij) lekt lekte
3rd person singular lekt lekte
plural lekken lekten
subjunctive sing.1 lekke lekte
subjunctive plur.1 lekken lekten
imperative sing. lek
imperative plur.1 lekt
participles lekkend gelekt
1) Archaic.

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Derived terms

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