leek

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (masculine) layman, non-clergyman
2. (masculine) layman, non-expert, amateur

Adj

lay, worldly, secular, profane

Verb

singular past indicative of lijken

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of leken:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of leken:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of leken:

Synoniemen

niet-ingewijde

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/leːk/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelnederlands: leke

Overgenomen van Old Dutch: *leke

Verwant aan Nederlands: laak

Verwant aan Engels: lake

In summary

From Latin lāicus (“layman, laic”), from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “of the people”), from λαός (laós, “the people”).