lyk

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See also: łyk and -lyk

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch lijk.

Noun

lyk (plural lyke, diminutive lykie)

  1. dead body; corpse
    Synonyms: kadawer, liggaam
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Dutch lijken.

Verb

lyk (present lyk, present participle lykende, past participle gelyk)

  1. to look, to appear

West Frisian

Etymology 1

From Old Frisian līk, from Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką.

Noun

lyk c (plural liken)

  1. dead body, cadaver
Further reading
  • lyk (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

lyk

  1. fair, just
  2. innocent
Inflection
Inflection of lyk
uninflected lyk
inflected like
comparative liker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial lyk liker it lykst
it lykste
indefinite c. sing. like likere lykste
n. sing. lyk liker lykste
plural like likere lykste
definite like likere lykste
partitive lyks likers
Further reading
  • lyk (III)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011