Old English · adjective
hlec
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /xlek/[l̥ek]
- Syllables
- xlek (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- leakycracksrentscrackhavingrent
Meaning
-
having cracks or rents; leaky
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hlec | hlecuhleco | hlec |
| Accusative | hlecne | hlece | hlec |
| Genitive | hleces | hlecre | hleces |
| Dative | hlecum | hlecre | hlecum |
| Instrumental | hlece | hlecre | hlece |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hlece | hlecahlece | hlecuhleco |
| Accusative | hlece | hlecahlece | hlecuhleco |
| Genitive | hlecra | hlecra | hlecra |
| Dative | hlecum | hlecum | hlecum |
| Instrumental | hlecum | hlecum | hlecum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hleca | hlece | hlece |
| Accusative | hlecan | hlecan | hlece |
| Genitive | hlecan | hlecan | hlecan |
| Dative | hlecan | hlecan | hlecan |
| Instrumental | hlecan | hlecan | hlecan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hlecan | hlecan | hlecan |
| Accusative | hlecan | hlecan | hlecan |
| Genitive | hlecrahlecena | hlecrahlecena | hlecrahlecena |
| Dative | hlecum | hlecum | hlecum |
| Instrumental | hlecum | hlecum | hlecum |
All forms (12)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *lek, *lak, from Proto-Germanic *lekaz, *lakaz (“leaky”). Compare Icelandic lekur, Dutch lek.
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