åk
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse ok, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. Cognate with Latin iugum (English jugular), Sanskrit युग (yugá, “yoke, team”), Old Church Slavonic иго (igo) (whence Russian иго (igo)), Persian یوق (yowq). Compare English yoga. Doublet of yoga.
Pronunciation
Noun
åk n (definite singular åket, indefinite plural åk, definite plural åka or åkene)
- a yoke
References
- “åk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ok, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. Cognate with English yoke, Latin iugum (English jugular), Sanskrit युग (yugá, “yoke, team”), Old Church Slavonic иго (igo) (whence Russian иго (igo)), Persian یوق (yowq). Compare English yoga. Doublet of yoga.
Pronunciation
Noun
åk n (definite singular åket, indefinite plural åk, definite plural åka)
- a yoke
References
- “åk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Swedish
Etymology
Noun
åk n
- (slang) a ride ((fancier) vehicle)
- (sports) a run, a race (single competition, especially in a race (involving riding (on) something) where competitors start separately or the like)
- a run, a ride (single trip down a hill, on for example skis or a snowboard)
Declension
Declension of åk
Derived terms
See also
Verb
åk
- imperative of åka
References
- åk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- åk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- åk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)