lecken

1. (intransitive, transitive, weak) to lick (with the tongue)
2. (intransitive, transitive, vulgar, weak) to lick (to perform cunnilingus)

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

lägge

Basel-Landschaft

schlägge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɛkŋ̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: lëcken

Inherited from Old High German: lecchōn

Cognate with Dutch: likken

Cognate with English: lick

Cognate with Latin: lingō

Cognate with Ancient Greek: λείχω

Borrowed from Middle Low German: lecken

Cognate with English: leak

Cognate with Dutch: lekken

In summary

From Middle High German lëcken, from Old High German lecchōn, from Proto-West Germanic *likkōn, from Proto-Germanic *likkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyǵʰ-.
Cognate with Dutch likken, English lick, Latin lingō, Ancient Greek λείχω (leíkhō).

Concepts

lick

leak

be leaky

escape

exude

filter out

flatter

give head

lap

leak out

make fun of

ooze

percolate

put down

run out

shine through

soak through

spill

taste

try

go down on

make light of

treat with contempt

be omitted

come through

leak

drip

eat out

Synonyms

lutschen

schlecken

leck sein

undicht sein

blasen

ausrinnen

entweichen

ein Loch haben

auslaufen

Leck

ein Leck haben

schwanzlutschen

oral befriedigen

austreten

heraussickern

aussickern

ablutschen

mit der Zunge reinigen

abschlecken

ablecken

abschlabbern

auflecken

durchkommen

geleckt

geschniegelt

Lama

🦙

probieren

saugen

Schlamm

schmeicheln

versuchen

kosten

tropfen

durchsickern lassen