lecker

== English == === Adjective === lecker (comparative more lecker, superlative most lecker) (South Africa) Alternative form of lekker. == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German lecker, from Old High German *lekkar, from Proto-West Germanic *likkr, derived from the verb Proto-West Germanic *likkōn (“to lick”). Cognate to Dutch lekker, Afrikaans lekker, Middle Low German lecker, Norwegian lekker, Swedish läcker and Danish lækker. More at lick. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛkɐ/ === Adjective === lecker (strong nominative masculine singular leckerer or leckrer, not comparable) yummy, tasty Das ist ein sehr leckerer Keks. ― This is a very tasty biscuit. (regional, chiefly West Central German, sometimes uninflected, especially in the neuter) attractive (woman or man) Sie ist ein lecker Mädchen. ― She's an attractive girl. ==== Usage notes ==== Unlike Dutch lekker, the German word does not commonly refer to things other than tastiness and physical attractiveness. The contracted comparative leckrer is per se rare, but more commonly seen in the inflected forms leckrere, leckrerer, and so on (to avoid the three reduced syllables and the reduplication in leckerere, leckererer). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== leckerschmecker === Adverb === lecker well, with pleasure (usually referring to eating and drinking) ==== Descendants ==== Swedish: läcker === Further reading === “lecker”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “lecker” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “lecker” in Duden online