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Afrikaans
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch vak .
Pronunciation
Noun
vak (plural vakke )
subject
Albanian
Etymology
Of uncertain origin.[ 1] Compare Old Norse vókr ( “ wet ” ) .
Verb
vak
to warm
Derived terms
References
Breton
Etymology
From Latin vacuus .
Pronunciation
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Adjective
vak
vacant
Czech
Etymology
Back-formation from váček , reinterpreted as a diminutive with the suffix -ek , while it actually originated in Middle High German wātsac .[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
vak m inan
bag
Synonym: torba
pouch ( cheek pocket in which some animals carry food )
Synonym: torba
pouch ( pocket in which a marsupial carries its young )
Declension
Declension of vak (velar masculine inanimate )
Derived terms
References
^ Jiří Rejzek (2007 ) “váček ”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
Further reading
“vak ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“vak ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Etymology
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 .
Pronunciation
Noun
vak n (plural vakken , diminutive vakje n )
a compartment (e.g. a shelf , a section )
a subject , discipline , class , notably in education
a profession
a trade , craft
Derived terms
Descendants
Afrikaans: vak
→ Indonesian: vak
Hungarian
Etymology
Of unknown origin.[ 1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
vak (comparative vakabb , superlative legvakabb )
blind
Synonym: világtalan
Antonym: látó
Declension
Derived terms
( Compound words ) :
( Expressions ) :
References
Further reading
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
Etymology
From Dutch vak , from Middle Dutch vac .
Pronunciation
Noun
vak
subject (in school)
Synonyms: mata kuliah , mata pelajaran
profession
trade , craft
Synonym: kejuruan
Further reading
Norman
Noun
vak f (plural vaks )
( Sark ) cow
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From the verb vaka .
Noun
vak n (definite singular vaket , indefinite plural vak , definite plural vaka )
( fishing ) fish skipping , jumping (or similar) at the surface of the water
ring (s) in the surface of the water after fish having jumped , skipped or similar
vak i vak bortover vatnet
( fishing ) a net
( fishing ) shoal of fish close to the surface
Etymology 2
From Old Norse vakr , from Proto-Germanic *wakraz .
Adjective
vak (neuter vakt , definite singular and plural vake , comparative vakare , indefinite superlative vakast , definite superlative vakaste )
awake , lively
watchful
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
vak
imperative of vaka
References
“vak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse vǫk .
Pronunciation
Noun
vak c
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
a polynya
Declension
See also
Noun
vak (definite ( rarely ) vaket )
vigil , watching (especially over someone sick or dying)
Derived terms
References
Tocharian A
Etymology
Cf. wak . Compare Tocharian B vek .
Noun
vak
voice
Turkish
Noun
vak (definite accusative vakı , plural vaklar )
quacking sound