litteken

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch litteken, from Middle Dutch lidteken, from older lijcteken.

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Noun

litteken (plural littekens)

  1. scar

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch lidteken, remotivation (as “member mark”) of older lijcteken (literally body mark), from Proto-West Germanic *līkataikn. Cognate with Old High German līhzeihhan, whence (with interpretation as “glue mark”) archaic German Leimzeichen, Luxembourgish Läinzeechen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪˌteː.kə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: lit‧te‧ken

Noun

litteken n (plural littekens, diminutive littekentje n)

  1. scar

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Descendants

  • Afrikaans: litteken