lecken

Meaning

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

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

lägge

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

schlägge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɛkŋ̩/
Etymology

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).

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