belecken

See also: Belecken

German

Etymology

From Middle High German belecken. Equivalent to be- +‎ lecken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈlɛkən/, [-ˈlɛkn̩] (Germany)
  • IPA(key): /beˈlɛkɛn/, [-ˈb̥e-], [-ˈlɛkn̩] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Audio (Germany):(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧le‧cken

Verb

belecken (weak, third-person singular present beleckt, past tense beleckte, past participle beleckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to wet by licking
    Synonym: befeuchten

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