gelike

Swedish

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Germanic *ga-
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *galīkaz
Proto-West Germanic *galīk
Old Saxon gilīk
Middle Low German gelikbor.
Swedish gelike

    Borrowed from Middle Low German gelik, from Old Saxon gilīk, from Proto-West Germanic *galīk, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, from *ga- + *-līkaz.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /jɛˈliːkɛ/
    • Rhymes: -iːkɛ

    Noun

    gelike c

    1. (derogatory) peer, crony, associate, companion
      Synonym: kumpan

    Usage notes

    Mostly in plural.

    Declension

    Declension of gelike
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite gelike gelikes
    definite geliken gelikens
    plural indefinite gelikar gelikars
    definite gelikarna gelikarnas

    References

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