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English
Etymology
From Middle English leke, leek, lek, from Old English lēac (“a garden herb, leek, onion, garlic”), from Proto-West Germanic *lauk, from Proto-Germanic *lauką *laukaz (“leek, onion”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”).
Cognate with Dutch look (“garlic, leek”), German Low German Look (“leek”), German Lauch (“leek, allium”), Danish løg (“onion”), Swedish lök (“onion”), Icelandic laukur (“onion, leek, garlic”). See garlic.
Pronunciation
Noun
leek (plural leeks)
- A vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- Any of several species of Allium, broadly resembling the domesticated plant in appearance in the wild.
Synonyms
- (Allium ampeloprasum): broadleaf wild leek, the Cambrian symbol (literary), garden leek, scallion (US, Scotland)
Derived terms
- Asian leek (Allium fistulosum)
- broadleaf wild leek (Allium ampeloprasum, Allium atroviolaceum)
- eat the leek
- garden leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum)
- green leek
- green leek parrot
- houseleek (Sempervivum)
- leek-green
- leekish
- leeklike
- leek moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella)
- leek orchid (Prasophyllum spp.)
- leek rust (Puccinia allii)
- leeky
- lily leek (Allium moly)
- meadow leek
- narrowleaf wild leek (Allium tricoccum var. burdickii)
- Persian leek (Allium ampeloprasum cultivar)
- rose leek
- sand leek (Allium scorodoprasum)
- swallow the leek
- threecorner leek (Allium triquetrum)
- wild leek
Descendants
- → Maori: riki
Translations
vegetable
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See also
Further reading
leek on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Allium ampeloprasum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- leek at USDA Plants database
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Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Latin lāicus (“layman, laic”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”).
Noun
leek m (plural leken, diminutive leekje n)
- layman, non-clergyman
- Antonyms: clericus, geestelijke
- In de middeleeuwen was er een duidelijk verschil tussen geestelijken en leken. ― In the Middle Ages, there was a clear distinction between clergy and laymen.
- Hij is een leek in kerkelijke zaken. ― He is a layman in ecclesiastical matters.
- layman, non-expert, amateur
- Antonyms: deskundige, expert, professional
- Als leek op dit gebied, kan ik je niet veel advies geven. ― As a layman in this field, I can't give you much advice.
- Veel leken vinden het moeilijk om dit te begrijpen. ― Many amateurs find it difficult to understand this.
Derived terms
- lekenapostolaat
- lekenpersoneel
- lekenrechter
- lekenstand
Adjective
leek (comparative leker, superlative leekst)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch leke, from Old Dutch *leke, from Old Norse lœkr, from Proto-Germanic *lōkiz. Cognate with Dutch laak, English lake.
Noun
leek ? (plural leken, diminutive leekje n)
- small body of water, like a pool; gave rise to place names
Etymology 3
Local dialect in the Dutch region Betuwe, from Latin lapathum (“kind of sorrel”).
Noun
leek ? (plural leken, diminutive leekje n)
- (botany) the plant Rumex crispus
- Synonym: krulzuring
- (by extension) related plants of that genus: sorrel, dock
Derived terms
- koeleek
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
leek
Verb
leek
- inflection of leken:
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Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *leekki, cognate to Finnish liekki and Karelian liekki. Possibly the same root as in Votic lõõkkua (“to move, to sway”) and Finnish liekkua.
Noun
leek (genitive leegi, partitive leeki)
Declension
Derived terms
Middle English
Noun
leek
- alternative form of lek
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