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leike

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Finnish

Etymology

leikata (to cut) + -e

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlei̯keˣ/, [ˈle̞i̯k̟e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -eike
  • Syllabification(key): lei‧ke
  • Hyphenation(key): lei‧ke

Noun

leike

  1. escalope, scallop, fillet (thin, deboned slice of meat)
  2. clip, clipping
  3. pulp (byproduct of sugar production, often the processing of sugar beet, used as fodder for horses and other livestock)
  4. section (thin slice of material)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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Gothic

Romanization

leikē

  1. romanization of 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

Verb

leike (imperative leik, present tense leiker, simple past leikte, past participle leikt, present participle leikende)

  1. to play, to act in a manner such that one has fun
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • leika (verb)
  • lega (some southern coastal dialects)

Etymology

From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

Pronunciation

Verb

leike (present tense leikar/leiker, past tense leika/leikte, past participle leika/leikt, passive infinitive leikast, present participle leikande, imperative leike/leik)

  1. to play

Noun

leike f (definite singular leika, indefinite plural leiker, definite plural leikene)

  1. a toy, an object used for playing

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References

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