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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch zwak, from Middle Dutch swac, from Old Dutch *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak.
Adjective
swak (attributive swakke, comparative swakker, superlative swakste)
- weak
Derived terms
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *svojakъ; cognate with Russian своя́к (svoják) and Serbo-Croatian svȃk.
Pronunciation
Noun
swak m anim (feminine swakowka, diminutive swack)
- (literary) brother-in-law
Declension
Synonyms
Polish
Etymology
Clipping of swojak.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: swak
Noun
swak m pers
- (Kuyavia) uncle
- Synonyms: stryj, wujek
- (obsolete or dialectal, Kuyavia) sister's husband
- Synonym: szwagier
- (obsolete) father of a son-in-law or daughter-in-law
- Synonym: swojak
Declension
Further reading
- swak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Oskar Kolberg (1867) “swak”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 277
Tagalog
Etymology
Onomatopoeic from a swish of basketball touching the net after scoring without touching the rim or the backboard.
Pronunciation
Adjective
swak (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)
- (colloquial) suitable; fit; appropriate; proper (usually said as swak na swak)
- Synonyms: bagay, angkop, tama, ayos, agpang
Derived terms
References
- “swak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swe(n)g-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
swak
- weak
Inflection
Further reading
- “swak (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011