leuk

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See also: Leuk and leuk-

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Uncertain, probably related to lauw (lukewarm); compare English luke and lukewarm.[1] The earliest attestations refer to the sense of "lukewarm", other senses are later semantic developments. The sense "calm, level-headed" is still visible in some derived terms, such as leukweg, leukjes and doodleuk.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /løːk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -øːk

Adjective[edit]

leuk (comparative leuker, superlative leukst)

  1. nice, pleasant, enjoyable
    Synonyms: aardig, prettig
    We hebben een leuke vakantie gehad.We had a nice vacation.
    Dit is het leukste spel.This is the most enjoyable game.
  2. attractive
    Synonym: aantrekkelijk
    Vind je haar leuk?Do you find her attractive?
  3. (obsolete) calm, level-headed
    Hij was een leuk man.He was a level-headed man.
  4. (obsolete) lukewarm
    Synonym: lauw
    Het water was leuk.The water was lukewarm.

Declension[edit]

Inflection of leuk
uninflected leuk
inflected leuke
comparative leuker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial leuk leuker het leukst
het leukste
indefinite m./f. sing. leuke leukere leukste
n. sing. leuk leuker leukste
plural leuke leukere leukste
definite leuke leukere leukste
partitive leuks leukers

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Petjo: leuk

References[edit]

  1. ^ “leuk”, in Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands [A-R][1], 2016 October 1 (last accessed)

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old English *hlēoc. See modern lukewarm.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

leuk

  1. lukewarm; having medium warmth
  2. (figurative) unenthusiastic, lazy
  3. (figurative) weak, tired

Descendants[edit]

  • English: luke (dialectal)

References[edit]

Scots[edit]

Noun[edit]

leuk (plural leuks)

  1. Alternative form of luik

Verb[edit]

leuk (third-person singular simple present leuks, present participle leukin, simple past leukit, past participle leukit)

  1. Alternative form of luik