different between lesk vs leek

English

Alternative forms

• lisk

Etymology

Apparently of Scandinavian origin: compare Swedish ljumske, Danish lyske.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l?sk/

Noun

lesk (plural lesks)

1. (dialectal) The loin; flank.
2. (dialectal) The groin.

Anagrams

• Elks, Kels, Selk, elks, leks

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *l?sk?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?l?sk]

Noun

lesk m inan

1. gloss, shine, sheen, luster

Related terms

• lesklý

Further reading

• lesk in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• lesk in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leski. Cognate with Finnish leski and Votic lehtši.

Noun

lesk (genitive lese, partitive leske)

1. widow, widower

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

lesk

1. imperative of leske

Slovene

Noun

lesk

1. genitive dual/plural of leska

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leski.

Noun

lesk

1. widower

Inflection

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “??????”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovar? [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

English

Etymology

From Middle English leke, leek, lek, from Old English l?ac (“a garden herb, leek, onion, garlic”), from Proto-Germanic *lauk? *laukaz (“leek, onion”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”).

Cognate with Dutch look (“garlic, leek”), Low German look, Look, German Lauch (“leek, allium”), Danish løg (“onion”), Swedish lök (“onion”), Icelandic laukur (“onion, leek, garlic”). See garlic.

Pronunciation

• enPR: l?k, IPA^(key): /li?k/
• Rhymes: -i?k
• Homophone: leak

Noun

leek (plural leeks)

1. The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
2. 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)
• narrowleaf wild leek (Allium tricoccum var. burdickii)
• garden leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum)
• houseleek (Sempervivum)
• leek moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella)
• leek orchid (Prasophyllum spp.)
• leek rust (Puccinia allii)
• lily leek (Allium moly)
• narrowleaf wild leek (Allium tricoccum var. burdickii)
• Persian leek (Allium ampeloprasum cultivar)
• sand leek (Allium scorodoprasum)
• threecorner leek (Allium triquetrum)

Translations

See also

• garlic
• leak
• Thrips tabaci

Further reading

• leek on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Allium ampeloprasum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• leek at USDA Plants database

Anagrams

• Kele, elke, keel, lekë

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?k
• IPA^(key): /le?k/

Etymology 1

From Latin l?icus (“layman, laic”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (laïkós, “of the people”), from ???? (laós, “the people”).

Noun

leek m (plural leken, diminutive leekje n)

1. layman, non-clergyman
2. layman, non-expert, amateur

Antonyms

• clericus, geestelijke
• deskundige, expert, professional

Derived terms

• lekenapostolaat
• lekenpersoneel
• lekenrechter
• lekenstand

Adjective

leek (comparative leker, superlative leekst)

1. (obsolete) lay, worldly, secular, profane

Inflection

Etymology 2

Cognate with laak, Latin lacus, English lake.

Noun

leek ? (plural leken, diminutive leekje n)

1. 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)

1. (botany) the plant Rumex crispus
2. (by extension) related plants of that genus: sorrel, dock

Derived terms

• koeleek

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

leek

1. singular past indicative of lijken

Verb

leek

1. first-person singular present indicative of leken
2. imperative of leken

Anagrams

• keel, leke

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)

1. blaze, flame, fire

Declension

Derived terms

• leegiheitja

Middle English

Noun

leek

1. Alternative form of leke