lek

(Angielski)

Noun

An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek.
2. (UK, Yorkshire, colloquial, dialectal) To play.

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/lɛk/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Pokrewny z szwedzki: leka

In summary

From Germanic roots meaning "play". In the biology sense, it comes specifically from Swedish lek (“child's play”), by means of Swedish leka (“to play”). The verb is first attested in English in 1871 and the noun at least as early as 1867.

Koncepcje

lek

ALL

Synonimy

lekking

perform courtship rituals

Tłumaczenia

lek

lek

lek

Lek

knappen

rackeln

λέκι

لك

lek albanese

lek

reclamar

crier

lek

balzen