leech

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of subclass Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
2. (figuratively) A person who derives advantage from others in a parasitic fashion.
3. (dated) A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.

Verb

1. (literally, transitive) To apply a leech medicinally, so that it sucks blood from the patient.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To drain (resources) without giving back.

Verb

To treat, cure or heal.

Sinonieme

bloodsucker

parasite

bleed

🩸

sponge

🧽

sponger

worm

🪱

hirudinean

phlebotomise

phlebotomize

insect

slug

hirudo

surgeon

sycophant

toady

venesect

feed upon

Hirudinaria manillensis

cling

flea

freeload

hanger-on

blood-sucker

physician

Vertalings

sangsue

sanguijuela

sanguisuga

Blutegel

bloedzuiger

βδέλλα

sanguessuga

sangonera

Egel

hirudo

mignatta

parasita

Blutsauger

lijk

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/liːt͡ʃ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: leche

Geërf van Old English: lǣċe

Verwante met Middle Dutch: lake

Verwante met Nederlands: laak

Verwante met Old Irish: líaig

Verwante met Serwo-Kroaties: ljèkār

Verwante met Pools: lekarz

Verwante met Old Frisian: lētza

Verwante met Old Saxon: lāki

Verwante met Old High German: lāhhi

Verwante met Deens: læge

Verwante met Goties: 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃

Geërf van Middle English: lechen

Verwante met Sweeds: läka

Geërf van Middle English: lek

Verwante met Fries: lyk

Verwante met Nederlands: lijk

Verwante met Middle High German: geleich

Verwante met Latyn: ligō

Verwante met Oekraïens: нали́гати

Verwante met Albanees: lidh

In summary

From Middle English leche (“blood-sucking worm”), from Old English lǣċe (“blood-sucking worm”), akin to Middle Dutch lāke ("blood-sucking worm"; > modern Dutch laak).