lecken

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛkŋ̩/, /ˈlɛkn̩/ Hyphenation: le‧cken === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German lëcken, from Old High German lecchōn, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-. Cognate with Dutch likken, English lick, Latin lingō, Ancient Greek λείχω (leíkhō). ==== Verb ==== lecken (weak, third-person singular present leckt, past tense leckte, past participle geleckt, auxiliary haben) (transitive or intransitive) to lick (with the tongue) [with accusative or an (+ dative) ‘something’] Der Hund leckte sein Fell. ― The dog licked its fur. Der Hund leckte an seinem Fell. ― The dog licked its fur. (transitive or intransitive, vulgar) to lick (to perform cunnilingus) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Synonyms ===== schlecken ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Related terms ===== Honiglecken Zuckerlecken === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Middle Low German lecken, from Old Saxon *lekkian, from Proto-West Germanic *lakkjan, from Proto-Germanic *lakjaną, originally a causative of the verb Proto-Germanic *lekaną (“to leak”), related to English leak. The same in Dutch lekken (“to leak”). ==== Verb ==== lecken (weak, third-person singular present leckt, past tense leckte, past participle geleckt, auxiliary haben) to leak (a liquid, such as water) to seep ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Hyponyms ===== durchlecken ===== Derived terms ===== leck Leck === Further reading === “lecken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “lecken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “lecken” in Duden online “lecken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “lecken” in OpenThesaurus.de == Middle Dutch == === Etymology 1 === From Old Dutch leccon, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną. ==== Verb ==== lecken to lick ===== Inflection ===== This verb needs an inflection-table template. ===== Alternative forms ===== licken ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: likken Limburgish: lekke === Etymology 2 === From Old Dutch *lekken, from Proto-West Germanic *lakkjan. ==== Verb ==== lecken synonym of lēken ===== Inflection ===== This verb needs an inflection-table template. ===== Descendants ===== Dutch: lekken Limburgish: laeke, läkke === Further reading === “lecken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “lecken (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “lecken (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III