English [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

laike Yorkshire)

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

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.

Noun [ edit ]

lek (plural leks)

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

, Edward O. Wilson, , figure caption, 2000, page 333, 1997 , John Kricher, A Neotropical Companion , →ISBN , page 278: , John Kricher, 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?

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

Translations [ edit ]

an aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display Finnish: soidin (fi)

German: Lek (de) m , Balzarena f

, Norwegian: spill (no) n ( capercaillie, woodcock ) Bokmål: lek (no) m ( capercaillie, woodcock ) Russian: ток (ru) m ( tok )

Verb [ edit ]

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

( biology ) to take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek 1994 , M. B. Andersson, Sexual Selection , page 164, Males in many lekking species have conspicuous morphological ornaments that may be targets of female choice, but male contest competition may also be involved.

, M. B. Andersson, , page 164, 2000 , George Barlow, The Cichlid Fishes: Nature's Grand Experiment In Evolution , page 79, The second reason lekking is so fascinating is because the males aggregate.

, George Barlow, , 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.

, Boaz Yuval, Jorge Hendrichs , Martin Aluja, Allen Norrbom (editors), , page 437, 2010, Robert Michael Pyle, Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year, unnumbered page, Half a dozen of the thumbnail-size males lekked in a sunny glade. ( Britain , dialect , Yorkshire , colloquial ) to play T’lads are lekkin in t’park.

Translations [ edit ]

to take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek Finnish: soidintaa olla soitimella

Polish: tokować (pl) Russian: токова́ть (ru) ( tokovátʹ )

Swedish: leka (sv) spela (sv) ( birds only )

Usage notes [ edit ]

The Yorkshire dialect word is rarely written and is pronounced differently in the different Ridings of Yorkshire. Compare laik, layk.

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

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

Noun [ edit ]

lek (plural leks or leku or lekë)

the currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka 1992 , Mario I. Bléjer, Albania: From Isolation Toward Reform , page 56, 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.

, Mario I. Bléjer, , 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.

, Igor Artimiev, Gary J. Fine, , Ira W. Lieberman, Stilpon S. Nestor, Raj M. Desai, , page 178, 2003, Iraj Hoshi, Ewa Balcerowicz, Leszek Balcerowicz, Barriers to Entry and Growth of New Firms in Early Transition, page 253, 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.

Translations [ edit ]

currency of Albania Albanian: leku lek (sq)

Armenian: լեկ (hy) ( lek )

Chinese: Cantonese: 列克 ( lit 6 hak 1 ) Mandarin: 列克 ( lièkè )

Finnish: lek (fi)

German: Lek (de) m

Greek: λέκι n ( léki ) Hungarian: lek (hu)

Norwegian: Bokmål: lek (no) m

Polish: (please verify) lek (pl) m

Russian: лек (ru) m ( lek )

Swedish: lek (sv) c

Anagrams [ edit ]

Albanian [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

Named after Alexander the Great, whose name is often shortened to Leka in Albanian.

Noun [ edit ]

lek m (indefinite plural lekë, definite singular leku)

lek ( the currency unit of Albania )

Dutch [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Middle Dutch leken, from Old Dutch *lekan, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną (“to leak”).[1] Or, from or related to laken (“to lack, blame”).[2]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

lek n (plural lekken, diminutive lekje n )

Adjective [ edit ]

lek (comparative lekker, superlative lekst)

Inflection [ edit ]

Inflection of lek uninflected lek inflected lekke comparative lekker positive comparative superlative predicative/adverbial lek lekker het lekst

het lekste indefinite m./f. sing. lekke lekkere lekste n. sing. lek lekker lekste plural lekke lekkere lekste definite lekke lekkere lekste partitive leks lekkers —

Verb [ edit ]

lek

Anagrams [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

^ Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN Kroonen, Guus (2013)(Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, ^ Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933. , 1884–1928, and, 1933.

Isthmus Mixe [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

lek

References [ edit ]

Dieterman, Julia; McCarty, James Michael, Jr.; Castañón López, Victoriano; Castañón Eugenio, María Dolores (2018) Breve diccionario del mixe del Istmo: Mogoñé Viejo, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 52)‎[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 37

Middle English [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

lek

leke Alternative form of

Norwegian Bokmål [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

From Old Norse leikr.

Alternative forms [ edit ]

leik Nynorsk also)

Noun [ edit ]

lek m (definite singular leken, indefinite plural leker, definite plural lekene)

Derived terms [ edit ]

Related terms [ edit ]

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From Albanian lek.

Noun [ edit ]

lek m (indeclinable)

the lek

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb [ edit ]

lek

References [ edit ]

“lek” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Anagrams [ edit ]

Norwegian Nynorsk [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

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

Adjective [ edit ]

lek (masculine and feminine lek, neuter lekt, definite singular and plural leke, comparative lekare, indefinite superlative lekast, definite superlative lekaste)

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From Old Norse lekr.

Alternative forms [ edit ]

( adjective and noun ) lekk

Adjective [ edit ]

lek (masculine and feminine lek, neuter lekt, definite singular and plural leke, comparative lekare, indefinite superlative lekast, definite superlative lekaste)

Noun [ edit ]

lek m (definite singular leken, indefinite plural lekar, definite plural lekane)

a leak

Etymology 3 [ edit ]

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb [ edit ]

lek

present tense of leka and leke imperative of leka and leke

References [ edit ]

“lek” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams [ edit ]

Old Norse [ edit ]

Adjective [ edit ]

lek

Verb [ edit ]

lek

Polish [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

From Proto-Slavic *lěkъ.

Noun [ edit ]

lek m inan

Declension [ edit ]

declension of lek singular plural nominative lek leki genitive leku leków dative lekowi lekom accusative lek leki instrumental lekiem lekami locative leku lekach vocative leku leki

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From Albanian lek.

Noun [ edit ]

lek m anim

Declension [ edit ]

declension of lek singular plural nominative lek leki genitive leku leków dative lekowi lekom accusative lek leki instrumental lekiem lekami locative leku lekach vocative leku leki

Further reading [ edit ]

lek in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Samoan Plantation Pidgin [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From English leg.

Noun [ edit ]

lek

leg, foot ( of a human ) limb ( of an animal )

References [ edit ]

Ulrike Mosel, Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (1980)

Alternative forms [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Proto-Slavic *lěkъ, borrowed from Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (lēkeis, “physician”)[1]. Compare Old Norse læknir, Old High German lahhi, Danish læge.

Noun [ edit ]

lȇk m (Cyrillic spelling ле̑к)

Declension [ edit ]

Related terms [ edit ]

References [ edit ]

^ Obično se uzimlje da je praslavenska riječ posuđena iz gotske radne imenice lekeis Petar Skok , Etimologijski rječnik hrvatskoga ili srpskoga jezika, Z., 1971, v. 2, p. 296:

Slovene [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

Noun [ edit ]

lẹ̑k m inan

Inflection [ edit ]

Masculine inan., hard o-stem nominative lék genitive léka singular nominative lék accusative lék genitive léka dative léku locative léku instrumental lékom

Swedish [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From Old Norse leikr.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

audio

Noun [ edit ]

lek c

child's play; typically denotes pleasurable and less rule-bound games and activities deck of cards

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of lek Singular Plural Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite Nominative lek leken lekar lekarna Genitive leks lekens lekars lekarnas

Related terms [ edit ]

Verb [ edit ]

lek

leka imperative of

Tok Pisin [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

From English leg.

Noun [ edit ]

lek

leg, foot 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin , Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, , Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, 3:15 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.” (please add an English translation of this quote) footprint hindleg ( of an animal )

References [ edit ]

Ulrike Mosel, Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (1980)

Tzotzil [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

( Zinacantán ) IPA(key): /lɛkʰ/

Adjective [ edit ]

lek

Derived terms [ edit ]

(Verbal phrases)

References [ edit ]

Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Zhuang [ edit ]

Alternative forms [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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

Pronunciation [ edit ]

( Standard Zhuang ) IPA (key) : /leːk˧˥/

IPA : Tone numbers: lek 7

Hyphenation: lek

Noun [ edit ]

lek (old orthography lek)