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Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch *recken, from Proto-West Germanic *rakkjan (“to straighten”). Related to modern rak (“to stretch”).
Noun
rēke f
- row, line
- line (of text)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *reko, from Proto-Germanic *rekô.
Noun
rēke f
- rake
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “reke (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “reke (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “reke (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “reke (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
Middle English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old English hrēac, from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz.
Alternative forms
Noun
reke (plural rekes)
- heap, pile
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
Adjective
reke
- (Northern) Alternative form of riche (“rich”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Possibly from a West Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rakъ (“crayfish”), or from the verb reke (“to hunt, chase”)
Noun
reke f or m (definite singular reka or reken, indefinite plural reker, definite plural rekene)
- a shrimp or prawn
References
- “reke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Presumably borrowing from a West Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rakъ (“crayfish”).
Noun
reke f (definite singular reka, indefinite plural reker, definite plural rekene)
- a shrimp or prawn
Etymology 2
From Old Norse reka, from Proto-Germanic *rekǭ, *rakō (“rake”). Related to English rake.
Noun
reke f (definite singular reka, indefinite plural reker, definite plural rekene)
- a shovel, possibly for snow
References
- “reke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Saterland Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreːkə/
- Hyphenation: re‧ke
Verb
reke
- (transitive) to give
2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:21:Ju skäl n Súun bere; him skääst du dän Nome Jesus reke; dan hie skäl sien Foulk fon sien Sänden ferleze.- She will bear a son; you shall give him the name Jesus; for he shall set his people free from its sins.
- (transitive) to donate
- (reflexive) to stretch
- (reflexive) to forfeit
- (reflexive, + as) to behave (like)
- (impersonal, transitive) there is ...
Conjugation
Conjugation of reke (irregular)
References
- Marron C. Fort (2015) “reke”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
reke (Cyrillic spelling реке)
- inflection of reka:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Slovene
Noun
reke
- accusative plural of rek
Noun
reke
- inflection of reka:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative plural
West Flemish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch rēke.
Noun
reke f
- row
- a line, queue of people waiting for something
- (mathematics) series