reka

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word reka. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word reka, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say reka in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word reka you have here. The definition of the word reka will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofreka, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vreka (the v had disappeared already in later Old West Norse).

Verb

reka (third person singular past indicative rak, third person plural past indicative róku, supine rikið)

  1. to drive, to drift

Conjugation

Conjugation of reka (group v-56)
infinitive reka
supine rikið
present past
first singular reki rak
second singular rekur rakst
third singular rekur rak
plural reka róku
participle (a26)1 rekandi rikin
imperative
singular rek!
plural rekið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vreka (the v had disappeared already in later Old West Norse), from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną.

Verb

reka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative rak, third-person plural past indicative ráku, supine rekið)

  1. to drive (forward or away)
  2. to run (a farm, business, etc.)
  3. to coerce, to drive (someone to do something)
  4. to hammer, to hit (iron)
  5. (impersonal) to cause to drift (idiomatically translated as "drift" with the accusative object as the subject)
    Bátinn rak út á haf.
    The boat drifted out to sea.
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse reka.

Noun

reka f (genitive singular reku, nominative plural rekur)

  1. shovel
    Synonym: skófla
Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay reka from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā, outline, drawing).

Pronunciation

Verb

reka (active mereka, passive direka)

  1. to compile, arrange
    Synonyms: susun, atur
  2. to design, plan
    Synonyms: rancang, rencanakan
  3. to trick, invent, fabricate
    Synonyms: buat-buat, karang
  4. (rare) to think, guess
    Synonyms: kira, tebak

Noun

reka

  1. Synonym of rekaan

Derived terms

Compounds

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā, outline, drawing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ré‧ka
  • Rhymes: -a

Verb

reka (Jawi spelling ريک)

  1. create, invent
    Synonym: cipta
  2. arrange, measure.
    Synonyms: susun, atur, tata
  3. compose
    Synonym: karang

Affixed terms

Derived terms

Further reading

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *leka (compare Hawaiian leʻa, Tahitian ʻārearea, Tongan neka and nekaneka).[1][2]

Adjective

reka

  1. nice, pleasant
  2. sweet (of taste)
  3. tasty

Noun

reka

  1. sweetness

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 408-9
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “leka”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

  • reka” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

reka f

  1. definite feminine singular of reke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

reka f

  1. definite singular of reke

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *rekǭ, *rakō (rake), whence also Old Saxon reka, Old High German recho. Also related to Old English raca, racu.

Noun

reka f

  1. shovel
Descendants
  • Icelandic: reka
  • Norwegian: reka, reke

Etymology 2

From earlier vreka, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną.

Verb

reka

  1. (Old West Norse) to drive
Conjugation
Descendants

See vreka.

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “reka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěka, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (to flow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rěːka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: re‧ka

Noun

réka f (Cyrillic spelling ре́ка, diminutive rèčica, augmentative rèčina, relational adjective rȇčnī)

  1. a river

Declension

See also

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rěka.

Pronunciation

Noun

rẹ́ka f

  1. (geography) river

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing. réka
gen. sing. réke
singular dual plural
nominative
(imenovȃlnik)
réka réki réke
genitive
(rodȋlnik)
réke rék rék
dative
(dajȃlnik)
réki rékama rékam
accusative
(tožȋlnik)
réko réki réke
locative
(mẹ̑stnik)
réki rékah rékah
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik)
réko rékama rékami

Noun

reka

  1. inflection of rek:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/accusative dual

Further reading

  • reka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Sotho

Verb

reka

  1. to buy

Swedish

Etymology 1

Clipping of rekognosera. Attested since the 1960s.

Verb

reka (present rekar, preterite rekade, supine rekat, imperative reka)

  1. (colloquial) reconnoiter
Conjugation
Conjugation of reka (weak)
active passive
infinitive reka rekas
supine rekat rekats
imperative reka
imper. plural1 reken
present past present past
indicative rekar rekade rekas rekades
ind. plural1 reka rekade rekas rekades
subjunctive2 reke rekade rekes rekades
present participle rekande
past participle rekad

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

Etymology 2

Clipping of rekommendera. Attested since the 1950s.

Verb

reka (present rekar, preterite rekade, supine rekat, imperative reka)

  1. (colloquial, rare) recommend
Conjugation
Conjugation of reka (weak)
active passive
infinitive reka rekas
supine rekat rekats
imperative reka
imper. plural1 reken
present past present past
indicative rekar rekade rekas rekades
ind. plural1 reka rekade rekas rekades
subjunctive2 reke rekade rekes rekades
present participle rekande
past participle rekad

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

References

Anagrams

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

reka

  1. (stative) to be apart

Conjugation

Conjugation of reka
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toreka foreka mireka
2nd noreka nireka
3rd Masculine oreka ireka, yoreka
Feminine moreka
Neuter ireka
- archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tswana

Pronunciation

Verb

go rêka (perfect rekile)

  1. to buy