# lika
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lika, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *slīką. Related to Estonian liga, Ingrian lika, Karelian lika / liga, Livonian liegā and Ludian ľiga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlikɑ/, [ˈlikɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ikɑ
* Hyphenation: li‧ka

### Noun

lika
* dirt, filth, stain, muck (foreign substance that makes something unclean)
    Synonyms: (dialectal) roipe, räpäkkä

#### Declension

Possessive forms of lika (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
likani
likani
accusative
nom.
likani
likani
gen.
likani
genitive
likani
likojeni likaini $^{rare}$
partitive
likaani
likojani
inessive
liassani
lioissani
elative
liastani
lioistani
illative
likaani
likoihini
adessive
liallani
lioillani
ablative
lialtani
lioiltani
allative
lialleni
lioilleni
essive
likanani
likoinani
translative
liakseni
lioikseni
abessive
liattani
lioittani
instructive
comitative
—likoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
likasi
likasi
accusative
nom.
likasi
likasi
gen.
likasi
genitive
likasi
likojesi likaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
likaasi
likojasi
inessive
liassasi
lioissasi
elative
liastasi
lioistasi
illative
likaasi
likoihisi
adessive
liallasi
lioillasi
ablative
lialtasi
lioiltasi
allative
liallesi
lioillesi
essive
likanasi
likoinasi
translative
liaksesi
lioiksesi
abessive
liattasi
lioittasi
instructive
comitative
—likoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
likamme
likamme
accusative
nom.
likamme
likamme
gen.
likamme
genitive
likamme
likojemme likaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
likaamme
likojamme
inessive
liassamme
lioissamme
elative
liastamme
lioistamme
illative
likaamme
likoihimme
adessive
liallamme
lioillamme
ablative
lialtamme
lioiltamme
allative
liallemme
lioillemme
essive
likanamme
likoinamme
translative
liaksemme
lioiksemme
abessive
liattamme
lioittamme
instructive
comitative
—likoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
likanne
likanne
accusative
nom.
likanne
likanne
gen.
likanne
genitive
likanne
likojenne likainne $^{rare}$
partitive
likaanne
likojanne
inessive
liassanne
lioissanne
elative
liastanne
lioistanne
illative
likaanne
likoihinne
adessive
liallanne
lioillanne
ablative
lialtanne
lioiltanne
allative
liallenne
lioillenne
essive
likananne
likoinanne
translative
liaksenne
lioiksenne
abessive
liattanne
lioittanne
instructive
comitative
—likoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
likansa
likansa
accusative
nom.
likansa
likansa
gen.
likansa
genitive
likansa
likojensa likainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
likaansa
likojaan likojansa
inessive
liassaan liassansa
lioissaan lioissansa
elative
liastaan liastansa
lioistaan lioistansa
illative
likaansa
likoihinsa
adessive
liallaan liallansa
lioillaan lioillansa
ablative
lialtaan lialtansa
lioiltaan lioiltansa
allative
lialleen liallensa
lioilleen lioillensa
essive
likanaan likanansa
likoinaan likoinansa
translative
liakseen liaksensa
lioikseen lioiksensa
abessive
liattaan liattansa
lioittaan lioittansa
instructive
comitative
—likoineen likoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* liata
* likainen
* likautua
* liko
* irtolika
* lianarka
* likaahylkivä
* likakaivo
* likakerros
* likapilkku
* likapyykki
* likasanko
* likavaatteet
* likavesi
* likaviemäri
* likaämpäri

### Further reading

* “lika”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* kali, laki

## French
### Pronunciation

* Homophones: likas, likât

### Verb

lika
* third-person singular past historic of liker

## Hawaiian
### Noun

lika
* liter (unit of measure)

## Hungarian
### Etymology

lik (“hole [dialectal]”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlikɒ]
* Hyphenation: li‧ka

### Noun

lika
* Alternative form of lyuka, third-person singular single-possession possessive of lik

#### Declension
## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lika. Cognates include Finnish lika and Estonian liga.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈlikɑ/, [ˈlʲikɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈlikɑ/, [ˈlʲiɡ̊ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ikɑ
* Hyphenation: li‧ka

### Noun

lika
* dirt, filth

#### Synonyms

* riima

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 265

## Karelian

Regional variants of lika :
| North Karelian (Viena) | lika |
| South Karelian (Tver) | liga |

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lika. Cognates include Finnish lika and Estonian liga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlʲikɑ/
* Hyphenation: li‧ka

### Noun

lika (genitive lijan, partitive likua)
* (North Karelian) muck, dirt

#### Declension
### References

* P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “lika”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

## Latvian
### Verb

lika
* third-person singular/plural past indicative of likt

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* likene

### Noun

lika n
* definite plural of lik

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈliːkɑ/

#### Noun

lika n
* definite plural of lik

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²liːkɑ/

#### Verb

lika (imperative lik or lika, present tense likar or liker, simple past lika or likte, past participle lika or likt)
* Alternative form of like

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Verb

-lika (infinitive kulika)
* Stative form of -la: to be edible

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of -lika :
| Positive present | -nalika |
| Subjunctive | -like |
| Negative | -liki |
| Imperative singular | lika |
Infinitives :
| Positive | kulika |
| Negative | kutolika |
Imperatives :
| Singular | lika |
| Plural | likeni |
Tensed forms :
| Habitual | hulika |
| Positive past | positive subject concord + -lilika |
| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kulika |
| Positive future | positive subject concord + -talika |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -talika |
| Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -silike |
| Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngelika |
| Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singelika |
| Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngalilika |
| Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singalilika |
| Perfect | positive subject concord + -melika |
| "Already" | positive subject concord + -meshalika |
| "Not yet" | negative subject concord + -jalika |
| "If/When" | positive subject concord + -kilika |
| "If not" | positive subject concord + -sipolika |
| Consecutive | kalika / positive subject concord + -kalika |
| Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -kalike |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse líka, from Proto-Germanic *līkāną, *galīkāną.

#### Verb

lika (present likar, preterite likade, supine likat, imperative lika)
* to make more similar to; align
* (archaic) to put up with, accept
* (archaic) to like, be fond of

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

##### Related terms

* förlika
* likna
* liknelse

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

lika
* inflection of lik:
** definite singular
** plural

##### Compounds

* likadan

##### See also

* lika med

#### Adverb

lika (not comparable)
* as, equally, in the same way, of the same degree

### Further reading

* lika in Svensk ordbok.

### Anagrams

* klia