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vak

See also: väk and våk

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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Inherited from Dutch vak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vak (plural vakke)

  1. subject

Albanian

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Etymology

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Of uncertain origin.[1] Compare Old Norse vókr (“wet”).

Verb

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vak

  1. to warm

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vak”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 493

Breton

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Etymology

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From Latin vacuus.

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Adjective

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vak

  1. vacant

Czech

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Etymology

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Back-formation from váček, reinterpreted as a diminutive with the suffix -ek, while it actually originated in Middle High German wātsac.[1]

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Noun

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vak m inan

  1. bag
    Synonym: torba
  2. pouch (cheek pocket in which some animals carry food)
    Synonym: torba
  3. pouch (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young)

Declension

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Declension of vak (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative vak vaky
genitive vaku vaků
dative vaku vakům
accusative vak vaky
vocative vaku vaky
locative vaku vacích
instrumental vakem vaky

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “váček”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

Further reading

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  • “vak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “vak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch vac, from Old Dutch *fak, from Proto-West Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic *faką. In some of the contemporary senses probably influenced by cognate German Fach.

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vak n (plural vakken, diminutive vakje n)

  1. a compartment (e.g. a shelf, a section)
  2. a subject, discipline, class, notably in education
  3. a profession
  4. a trade, craft

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: vak
  • → Indonesian: vak

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Of unknown origin.[1]

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Adjective

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vak (comparative vakabb, superlative legvakabb)

  1. blind
    Synonym: világtalan
    Antonym: látó

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative vak vakok
accusative vakot vakokat
dative vaknak vakoknak
instrumental vakkal vakokkal
causal-final vakért vakokért
translative vakká vakokká
terminative vakig vakokig
essive-formal vakként vakokként
essive-modal vakul —
inessive vakban vakokban
superessive vakon vakokon
adessive vaknál vakoknál
illative vakba vakokba
sublative vakra vakokra
allative vakhoz vakokhoz
elative vakból vakokból
delative vakról vakokról
ablative vaktól vakoktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		vaké vakoké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		vakéi vakokéi

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References

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  1. ^ vak in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

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  • vak in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch vak, from Middle Dutch vac.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: vak

Noun

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vak

  1. subject (in school)
    Synonyms: mata kuliah, mata pelajaran
  2. profession
  3. trade, craft
    Synonym: kejuruan

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Norman

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Noun

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vak f (plural vaks)

  1. (Sark) cow

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From the verb vaka.

Noun

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vak n (definite singular vaket, indefinite plural vak, definite plural vaka)

  1. (fishing) fish skipping, jumping (or similar) at the surface of the water
  2. ring(s) in the surface of the water after fish having jumped, skipped or similar
    vak i vak bortover vatnet
  3. (fishing) a net
  4. (fishing) shoal of fish close to the surface

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse vakr, from Proto-Germanic *wakraz.

Adjective

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vak (neuter vakt, definite singular and plural vake, comparative vakare, indefinite superlative vakast, definite superlative vakaste)

  1. awake, lively
  2. watchful

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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vak

  1. imperative of vaka

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vǫk.

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Noun

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vak c

  1. a (natural or cut) opening in an ice cover, a hole in the ice
    Synonym: isvak
    hugga upp en vak
    cut a hole in the ice
    1. a polynya

Declension

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Declension of vak
nominative genitive
singular indefinite vak vaks
definite vaken vakens
plural indefinite vakar vakars
definite vakarna vakarnas

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Noun

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vak (definite (rarely) vaket)

  1. vigil, watching (especially over someone sick or dying)

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Tocharian A

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Etymology

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Cf. wak. Compare Tocharian B vek.

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vak

  1. voice

Turkish

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Noun

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vak (definite accusative vakı, plural vaklar)

  1. quacking sound
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