leika

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

Verb

leika

  1. to play (game, instrument, etc.)

Conjugation

Conjugation of leika (group v-29-30)
infinitive leika
supine leikað
participle (a5
(a39)/a6)1 		leikandi leiktur/
leikaður
present past
first singular leiki leikti/
leikaði
second singular leikar leikti/
leikaði
third singular leikar leikti/
leikaði
plural leika leiktu/
leikaðu
imperative
singular leika!
plural leikið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Gothic

Romanization

leika

  1. Romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

Pronunciation

Verb

leika (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lék, third-person plural past indicative léku, supine leikið)

  1. to play

Derived terms

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

leika (present tense leikar/leiker, past tense leika/leikte, past participle leika/leikt, passive infinitive leikast, present participle leikande, imperative leika/leik)

  1. Alternative form of leike

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *laikaną.

Verb

leika (singular past indicative lék, plural past indicative léku, past participle leikinn)

  1. to play
  2. to outplay
    • 9th c., Þjóðólfr of Hvinir, Ynglingatal, verse 7:
      Ok allvald / Yngva þjóðar
      Loka mær / of leikinn hefr.
      And the maiden of Loki / has outplayed
      the prince / of the people of Yngvi
Conjugation
Conjugation of leika — active (strong class 7)
infinitive leika
present participle leikandi
past participle leikinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular leik lék
2nd-person singular leikr lékt
3rd-person singular leikr lék
1st-person plural leikum lékum
2nd-person plural leikið lékuð
3rd-person plural leika léku
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular leika léka
2nd-person singular leikir lékir
3rd-person singular leiki léki
1st-person plural leikim lékim
2nd-person plural leikið lékið
3rd-person plural leiki léki
imperative present
2nd-person singular leik
1st-person plural leikum
2nd-person plural leikið
Conjugation of leika — mediopassive (strong class 7)
infinitive leikask
present participle leikandisk
past participle leikizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular leikumk lékumk
2nd-person singular leiksk lékzk
3rd-person singular leiksk léksk
1st-person plural leikumsk lékumsk
2nd-person plural leikizk lékuzk
3rd-person plural leikask lékusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular leikumk lékumk
2nd-person singular leikisk lékisk
3rd-person singular leikisk lékisk
1st-person plural leikimsk lékimsk
2nd-person plural leikizk lékizk
3rd-person plural leikisk lékisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular leiksk
1st-person plural leikumsk
2nd-person plural leikizk
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

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

Noun

leika n (genitive leika, plural leiku)

  1. plaything, doll

leika f (genitive leiku, plural leikur)

  1. plaything, doll
  2. play-sister
Declension
  Declension of leika (weak an-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leika leikat leiku leikun
accusative leika leikat leiku leikun
dative leika leikanu leikum leikunum
genitive leika leikans leikna leiknanna
  Declension of leika (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative leika leikan leikur leikurnar
accusative leiku leikuna leikur leikurnar
dative leiku leikunni leikum leikunum
genitive leiku leikunnar leikna leiknanna
Descendants
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: leike f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: leke m or f, leike m or f

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

leika

  1. inflection of leikr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
    2. positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
    3. positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
    4. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
    5. positive degree weak neuter singular

Noun

leika

  1. accusative/genitive plural of leikr

References

  • “leika”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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