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Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
leke
- (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of lijken
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Middle English
Etymology 1
Noun
leke (plural lekes)
- Alternative form of lek
Etymology 2
Noun
leke
- Alternative form of lege (“league”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse leika.
Noun
leke f or m (definite singular leka or leken, indefinite plural leker, definite plural lekene)
- a toy, something to play with
Synonyms
Verb
leke (imperative lek, present tense leker, simple past lekte, past participle lekt, present participle lekende)
- to play, to act in a manner such that one has fun
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- “leke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse leka, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną.
Noun
leke f (definite singular leka, indefinite plural leker, definite plural lekene)
- a water drain
Verb
leke (present tense lek, past tense lak, supine leke, past participle leken, present participle lekande, imperative lek)
- e-infinitive form of leka
Etymology 2
From Old Norse leki.
Noun
leke m (definite singular leken, indefinite plural lekar, definite plural lekane)
- a leaking hole
Etymology 3
Related to likke.
Verb
leke (present tense lekar, past tense leka, past participle leka, passive infinitive lekast, present participle lekande, imperative leke/lek)
- e-infinitive form of leka
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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish لكه (“spot, stain, speck”), from Persian لکه.
Pronunciation
Noun
leke (definite accusative lekeyi, plural lekeler)
- spot