Leck
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German lek, a nominalization of the adjective leck (“leaky”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Leck n (strong, genitive Lecks or Leckes, plural Lecks or (rare) Lecke)
- leak (hole in a large container, such as in a tank)
- (nautical) leak (hole in the body of a ship)
- leak (unauthorized release of private or classified information)
- 2023, BR24 Redaktion, “US-Datenleck: FBI nimmt Mitglied der Nationalgarde fest”, in BR24:
- US-Medien berichteten kurz vor Ostern erstmals über das Leck, ohne die Dokumente selbst zu veröffentlichen.
- U.S. media first reported about the leak shortly before Easter, without publishing the documents themselves.
- 2023, Armin Arbeiter, “Weitere „Geheimdokumente“ tauchen auf, das Pentagon ist besorgt”, in Kurier:
- Das Leck könne „enorme Auswirkungen nicht nur auf unserer nationale Sicherheit haben, sondern auch zum Tod von Menschen führen“, sagte Pentagon-Sprecher Chris Meagher.
- The leak could "not only have enormous repercussions on our national security, but also lead to the death of people", said Pentagon spokesperson Chris Meagher.
Usage notes
- The normal plural is Lecks. The form Lecke is rare.
Declension
Declension of Leck