lek

lekë (plural)
lek (indefinite nominative singular)
leku (definite nominative singular)
lekë (indefinite nominative plural)
lekët (definite nominative plural)
lek (accusative indefinite singular)
lekun (accusative definite singular)
lekë (accusative indefinite plural)
lekët (accusative definite plural)
leku (dative indefinite singular)
lekut (dative definite singular)
lekëve (dative indefinite plural)
lekëve (dative definite plural)
leku (ablative indefinite singular)
lekut (ablative definite singular)
lekësh (ablative indefinite plural)
lekëve (ablative definite plural)

→ English: lek

From Lekë, after Leka i Madh (“Alexander the Great”).


lek

lek (nominative singular)
leky (nominative plural)
leku (genitive singular)
leků (genitive plural)
leku (dative singular)
lekům (dative plural)
lek (accusative singular)
leky (accusative plural)
leku (singular vocative)
leky (plural vocative)
leku (locative singular)
lecích (locative plural)
lekem (instrumental singular)
leky (instrumental plural)


lek

nl-adj

lek (comparative lekker, superlative lekst)

lekker (comparative)
lekst (superlative)
lek (adverbial positive predicative)
lekker (adverbial comparative predicative)
het lekst (adverbial predicative superlative)
het lekste (adverbial predicative superlative)
lekke (feminine indefinite masculine positive singular)
lekkere (comparative feminine indefinite masculine singular)
lekste (feminine indefinite masculine singular superlative)
lek (indefinite neuter positive singular)
lekker (comparative indefinite neuter singular)
lekste (indefinite neuter singular superlative)
lekke (indefinite plural positive)
lekkere (comparative indefinite plural)
lekste (indefinite plural superlative)
lekke (definite positive)
lekkere (comparative definite)
lekste (definite superlative)
leks (partitive positive)
lekkers (comparative partitive)

From Middle Dutch lek, from Old Dutch *lek, from Proto-West Germanic *lek, from Proto-Germanic *lekaz; compare Old English hlec, Icelandic lekur.


lek

nl-noun

lek n (plural lekken, diminutive lekje n)

lekken (plural)
lekje (diminutive neuter)

From Middle Dutch lek, either a substantivization of the adjective at Etymology 1 above, or a deverbal from lecken, lēken.


lek

first-person singular present indicative

(in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


lek

1975, Edward O. Wilson, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, figure caption, 2000, page 333,
Each of the three displaying cocks occupies a small territory at the mating center of the lek.

Given that a combination of factors have "released" males from attending nests, why have some species organized their courtship bouts in leks, especially the tightly clumped leks that are typical of manakins and cocks-of-the-rock?

1997, John Kricher, A Neotropical Companion, →ISBN, page 278:

Nevertheless, it does appear that many of the processes of mate choice and sexual selection described for bird and mammal leks also apply to anuran choruses.

2007, Kentwood D. Wells, The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians, page 352:

(biology) An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.

soidin

an aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display

From Germanic roots meaning "play". In the biology sense, it comes specifically from Swedish lek (“child's play”), by means of Swedish leka (“to play”). The verb is first attested in English in 1871 and the noun at least as early as 1867.


lek

Males in many lekking species have conspicuous morphological ornaments that may be targets of female choice, but male contest competition may also be involved.

1994, M. B. Andersson, Sexual Selection, page 164:

The second reason lekking is so fascinating is because the males aggregate.

2000, George Barlow, The Cichlid Fishes: Nature's Grand Experiment In Evolution, page 79:

2010, Boaz Yuval, Jorge Hendrichs 17: Behavior of Fruit Fly in the Genus Ceratitis (Dacinae: Ceratitidini), Martin Aluja, Allen Norrbom (editors), Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior, page 437,
In a recent study (Yuval et al. 1998), the size and weight of males captured either lekking or resting at the same time in the vicinity of leks were measured.

Half a dozen of the thumbnail-size males lekked in a sunny glade.

2010, Robert Michael Pyle, Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year, unnumbered page:

(biology, intransitive) To take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek.

T’lads is lekkin i t’park.

(UK, dialect, Yorkshire, colloquial) To play.

en-verb

lek (third-person singular simple present leks, present participle lekking, simple past and past participle lekked)

leks (present singular third-person)
lekking (participle present)
lekked (participle past)
lekked (past)

soidintaa

to take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek


lek

With the loss of control by the Government over foreign exchange surrender requirements and the almost complete depletion of foreign exchange reserves, in early 1992 the official rate was further devalued to leks 50 = $1.

1992, Mario I. Bléjer, Albania: From Isolation Toward Reform, page 56:

1997, Igor Artimiev, Gary J. Fine, Country Studies: Albania, Ira W. Lieberman, Stilpon S. Nestor, Raj M. Desai, Between State and Market: Mass Privatization in Transition Economies, page 178,
Enterprise shares are sold at voucher auctions in exchange for either immaterial privatization leks (through a bank transfer from the bidder's privatization lek account) or through privatization vouchers, which are submitted at the time of bidding.

Value Added Tax is another tax imposed on all enterprises with a yearly turnover of more than 2 million Leks. VAT was introduced in the Albanian tax system in 1995 replacing the old turnover tax.

2003, Iraj Hoshi, Ewa Balcerowicz, Leszek Balcerowicz, Barriers to Entry and Growth of New Firms in Early Transition, page 253:

The currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka.

en-noun

lek (plural leks or lek or leku or lekë)

leks (plural)
lek (plural)
leku (plural)
lekë (plural)

From Albanian lek, named after Alexander the Great, whose name is often shortened to Leka in Albanian.


lek

lekek (plural)
lek (nominative singular)
lekek (nominative plural)
leket (accusative singular)
lekeket (accusative plural)
leknek (dative singular)
lekeknek (dative plural)
lekkel (instrumental singular)
lekekkel (instrumental plural)
lekért (causal-final singular)
lekekért (causal-final plural)
lekké (singular translative)
lekekké (plural translative)
lekig (singular terminative)
lekekig (plural terminative)
lekként (essive-formal singular)
lekekként (essive-formal plural)
lekben (inessive singular)
lekekben (inessive plural)
leken (singular superessive)
lekeken (plural superessive)
leknél (adessive singular)
lekeknél (adessive plural)
lekbe (illative singular)
lekekbe (illative plural)
lekre (singular sublative)
lekekre (plural sublative)
lekhez (allative singular)
lekekhez (allative plural)
lekből (elative singular)
lekekből (elative plural)
lekről (delative singular)
lekekről (delative plural)
lektől (ablative singular)
lekektől (ablative plural)
leké (singular)
lekeké (plural)
lekéi (singular)
lekekéi (plural)
lekem (first-person possessed-single possessive singular)
lekjeim (first-person possessed-many possessive singular)
leked (possessed-single possessive second-person singular)
lekjeid (possessed-many possessive second-person singular)
lekje (possessed-single possessive singular third-person)
lekjei (possessed-many possessive singular third-person)
lekünk (first-person plural possessed-single possessive)
lekjeink (first-person plural possessed-many possessive)
leketek (plural possessed-single possessive second-person)
lekjeitek (plural possessed-many possessive second-person)
lekjük (plural possessed-single possessive third-person)
lekjeik (plural possessed-many possessive third-person)


lek

Allium sativum
Allium sativum#Translingual

A plant in the genus Allium (often used as vegetables):

Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum#Translingual

(in expressions) Something of little value.

lekes (plural)
leek (alternative)
leeke (alternative)
leke (alternative)
leyke (alternative)

English: leek
→ Maori: riki

Scots: leke, leik

Inherited from Old English lēac, lēc, from Proto-West Germanic *lauk, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.


lek

de olympiske leker

leken (definite singular)
leker (indefinite plural)
lekene (definite plural)
leik (alternative)


lek

lekt (neuter)
leke (definite plural singular)
lekare (comparative)
lekast (indefinite superlative)
lekaste (definite superlative)

From Old Norse leikr, through Middle Low German from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “popular”).


lek

lekt (neuter)
leke (definite plural singular)
lekare (comparative)
lekast (indefinite superlative)
lekaste (definite superlative)
lekk (alternative)


lek

leken (definite singular)
lekar (indefinite plural)
lekane (definite plural)
lekk (alternative)


lek

Javanese: ꦭꦺꦏ꧀ (lék)

→ Balinese: ᬮᬾᬓ᭄ (lék, “moon; month”)

Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *leh (“to go down, go out”).


lek

positive degree strong feminine nominative singular

positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural


lek

inflection of leka:
second-person singular imperative


lek

(medicine) medicine, drug (substance which promotes healing)

lekowy (adjective)
lek (nominative singular)
leki (nominative plural)
leku (genitive singular)
leków (genitive plural)
lekowi (dative singular)
lekom (dative plural)
lek (accusative singular)
leki (accusative plural)
lekiem (instrumental singular)
lekami (instrumental plural)
leku (locative singular)
lekach (locative plural)
leku (singular vocative)
leki (plural vocative)
lik (alternative)


lek

lek (nominative singular)
leki (nominative plural)
leka (genitive singular)
leków (genitive plural)
lekowi (dative singular)
lekom (dative plural)
leka (accusative singular)
leki (accusative plural)
lekiem (instrumental singular)
lekami (instrumental plural)
leku (locative singular)
lekach (locative plural)
leku (singular vocative)
leki (plural vocative)


lek

lȇk (canonical masculine)
ле̑к (Cyrillic)
lek (nominative singular)
lekovi (nominative plural)
leka (genitive singular)
lekova (genitive plural)
leku (dative singular)
lekovima (dative plural)
lek (accusative singular)
lekove (accusative plural)
leče (singular vocative)
lekovi (plural vocative)
leku (locative singular)
lekovima (locative plural)
lekom (instrumental singular)
lekovima (instrumental plural)
lijȇk (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěkъ, borrowed from Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (lēkeis, “physician”). Compare Old Norse læknir, Old High German lahhi, Danish læge.


lek

Nema mesta ni za lek(a).

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *loykʷós.


lek

lẹ̑k (canonical inanimate masculine)
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lék (nominative singular)
léka (genitive singular)
léku (dative singular)
lék (accusative singular)
léku (locative singular)
lékom (instrumental singular)


lek

De iakttog barnens lek

(uncountable) (child's) play; typically denotes pleasurable and less rule-bound games and activities – "play" more in the sense of "engage in play" than "play a game"

Ska vi leka en lek? Vi kan låtsas vara björnar.

Want to play a game? (Or, "Want to engage in a type of play?") We can pretend to be bears.

(countable) a particular game or activity (associated with child's play)

en lek med döden

playing with death ("a play(ing) with death")

vindens lek med löven

the wind playing with the leaves ("the wind's play(ing) with the leaves")

a game, playing (more generally, sometimes with relaxed or nonchalant connotations)

Hur många kort är det i leken?

lek (indefinite nominative singular)
leks (genitive indefinite singular)
leken (definite nominative singular)
lekens (definite genitive singular)
lekar (indefinite nominative plural)
lekars (genitive indefinite plural)
lekarna (definite nominative plural)
lekarnas (definite genitive plural)

den som ger sig in i leken får leken tåla


lek

Na bai mi mekim yu i stap birua bilong meri, na meri i stap birua bilong yu. Na bai mi mekim ol lain bilong yu i birua long lain bilong meri. Bai ol i krungutim het bilong yu, na bai yu kaikaim lek bilong ol.”

1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 3:15:


lek

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Leipon.


lek

From Proto-Tai *ʰlekᴰ (“iron”), from Old Chinese 鐵 (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, “iron”). Cognate with Thai เหล็ก (lèk), Lao ເຫຼັກ (lek), Shan လဵၵ်း (láek), Lü ᦵᦜᧅ (l̇ek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥐᥱ (lěk), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜀𑜫 (lik), Nong Zhuang liak. Doublet of diet.