vlak
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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch vlak, from Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vlak (attributive vlak, comparative vlaker, superlative vlakste)
Noun
vlak (plural vlakke)
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vlak, from Proto-Slavic *volkъ. Derived from vláčet (“tow, haul”), calque of German Zug.
Pronunciation
Noun
vlak m inan
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- vlak in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- vlak in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- vlak in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.
Adjective
vlak (comparative vlakker, superlative vlakst)
Inflection
| Inflection of vlak | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vlak | |||
| inflected | vlakke | |||
| comparative | vlakker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | vlak | vlakker | het vlakst het vlakste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vlakke | vlakkere | vlakste |
| n. sing. | vlak | vlakker | vlakste | |
| plural | vlakke | vlakkere | vlakste | |
| definite | vlakke | vlakkere | vlakste | |
| partitive | vlaks | vlakkers | — | |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vlak
Noun
vlak n (plural vlakken, diminutive vlakje n)
- (literally) A plain, a flat surface
- (figuratively) A domain, sphere, field of interest
- (nautical) A flat bottom, the flat-bottomed section of a hull.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vlak
Adverb
vlak
- straight, immediately, just
- De Aardes natuurlijke satelliet, de Maan, moet vlak na de vorming van de Aarde zijn ontstaan.
- Earth's natural satellite, the Moon, must have arisen just after the formation of the Earth.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Alternative form of vlek
Noun
vlak f (plural vlakken, diminutive vlakje n)
- A spot, soiled mark
Verb
vlak
- inflection of vlakken:
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.
Pronunciation
Noun
vlȃk m (Cyrillic spelling вла̑к)
Declension
Declension of vlak
Further reading
- “vlak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.
Pronunciation
Noun
vlȃk m inan
- train (line of connected cars or carriages)
Inflection
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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. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | vlák | ||
| gen. sing. | vláka | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
vlák | vláka | vláki |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
vláka | vlákov | vlákov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
vláku | vlákoma | vlákom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
vlák | vláka | vláke |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
vláku | vlákih | vlákih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
vlákom | vlákoma | vláki |
Further reading
- “vlak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran