likken

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lecken, licken, from Old Dutch leccon, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪ.kə(n)/
  • Rhymes: -ɪkən
  • Hyphenation: lik‧ken

Verb

likken

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to lick

Inflection

Inflection of likken (weak)
infinitive likken
past singular likte
past participle gelikt
infinitive likken
gerund likken n
present tense past tense
1st person singular lik likte
2nd person sing. (jij) likt likte
2nd person sing. (u) likt likte
2nd person sing. (gij) likt likte
3rd person singular likt likte
plural likken likten
subjunctive sing.1 likke likte
subjunctive plur.1 likken likten
imperative sing. lik
imperative plur.1 likt
participles likkend gelikt
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Jersey Dutch: läkke
  • Negerhollands: lek, lik

Anagrams

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English liccian, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną.

Pronunciation

Verb

likken

  1. to lick

Conjugation

Descendants

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