vaka
Banoni edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
vaka
- to work
References edit
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vaka (accusative singular vakan, plural vakaj, accusative plural vakajn)
- empty, vacant
- Tiu ĉi kupeo estas ankoraŭ vaka.
- This compartment is still empty.
- Tio okupos viajn vakajn horojn.
- That will occupy your vacant hours.
- (figuratively) hollow, void
- Ŝia spirito ŝajnis tute vaka.
- Her spirit seemed utterly hollow.
- Akcepti la novaĵon kun vaka rigardo.
- Accept the news with a void look.
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
See vakaa.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vaka (not comparable)
Declension edit
- Not declined.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “vaka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
Anagrams edit
Guaraní edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
vaka
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
vaka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vakti, supine vakað)
Conjugation edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
vaka f (genitive singular vöku, nominative plural vökur)
- wakefulness
- an evening gathering, wake, vigil
Declension edit
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
vaka f
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *vaka. Cognates include Finnish vakaa and Estonian vaga.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑkɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
- Hyphenation: va‧ka
Adjective edit
vaka (comparative vaamp)
Declension edit
Declension of vaka (type 3/kana, k- gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | vaka | vaat |
genitive | vaan | vakkoin |
partitive | vakkaa | vakoja |
illative | vakkaa | vakkoi |
inessive | vaas | vaois |
elative | vaast | vaoist |
allative | vaalle | vaoille |
adessive | vaal | vaoil |
ablative | vaalt | vaoilt |
translative | vaaks | vaoiks |
essive | vakanna, vakkaan | vakoinna, vakkoin |
exessive1) | vakant | vakoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References edit
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 629
Ladino edit
Noun edit
vaka f (Latin spelling)
Niuean edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *waka.
Noun edit
vaka
Derived terms edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Alternative forms edit
- vake (e infinitive)
Verb edit
vaka (present tense vaker, past tense vakte, past participle vakt, passive infinitive vakast, present participle vakande, imperative vak)
- (intransitive) to be awake, to not get to sleep
- korkje greie å vake eller sove
- (intransitive) to stay awake (through the night) to help or keep watch
- vake over ein sjuk
- to watch over a sick one
- vake over ein sjuk
- (intransitive) to be on guard, on watch
vaka (present tense vaker, past tense vakte, past participle vakt, passive infinitive vakast, present participle vakande, imperative vak)
- (fishing, intransitive) to appear at the surface of the water
- fisken vakte etter fluga
- the fish jumped at the fly
- fisken vakte etter fluga
- (often nautical, intransitive) to float, stay afloat
- båten vaker fint
- the boat floats nicely
- båten vaker fint
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
vaka f
vaka n
References edit
- “vaka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Verb edit
vaka (present indicative vakir, past indicative vakti, past subjunctive vekti, supine vakat)
- to be awake, keep awake
- Völundarkviða, verse 31, lines 1-2
- Vaki ek ávallt / viljalauss,
sofna ek minnst / síz mína sonu dauða;- I am always awake / bereft of joy,
I sleep very little / since the death of my sons.
- I am always awake / bereft of joy,
- Völundarkviða, verse 31, lines 1-2
Conjugation edit
infinitive | vaka | |
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present participle | vakandi | |
past participle | vakaðr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | vaki | vakta |
2nd-person singular | vakir | vaktir |
3rd-person singular | vakir | vakti |
1st-person plural | vǫkum | vǫktum |
2nd-person plural | vakið | vǫktuð |
3rd-person plural | vaka | vǫktu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | vaka | vekta |
2nd-person singular | vakir | vektir |
3rd-person singular | vaki | vekti |
1st-person plural | vakim | vektim |
2nd-person plural | vakið | vektið |
3rd-person plural | vaki | vekti |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | vak | |
1st-person plural | vǫkum | |
2nd-person plural | vakið |
infinitive | vakask | |
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present participle | vakandisk | |
past participle | vakazk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | vǫkumk | vǫktumk |
2nd-person singular | vakisk | vaktisk |
3rd-person singular | vakisk | vaktisk |
1st-person plural | vǫkumsk | vǫktumsk |
2nd-person plural | vakizk | vǫktuzk |
3rd-person plural | vakask | vǫktusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | vakumk | vektumk |
2nd-person singular | vakisk | vektisk |
3rd-person singular | vakisk | vektisk |
1st-person plural | vakimsk | vektimsk |
2nd-person plural | vakizk | vektizk |
3rd-person plural | vakisk | vektisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | vaksk | |
1st-person plural | vǫkumsk | |
2nd-person plural | vakizk |
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
vaka f (genitive vǫku)
Declension edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 3 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
vaka f (genitive vǫku)
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Declension edit
Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
vaka
References edit
- “vaka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Verb edit
vaka
Conjugation edit
present | past | ||||
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infinitive | vaka | — | |||
participle | vakandi, -e | vakaþer | |||
active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | vakar | vaki, -e | — | vakaþi, -e | vakaþi, -e |
þū | vakar | vaki, -e | vaka | vakaþi, -e | vakaþi, -e |
han | vakar | vaki, -e | — | vakaþi, -e | vakaþi, -e |
vīr | vakum, -om | vakum, -om | vakum, -om | vakaþum, -om | vakaþum, -om |
īr | vakin | vakin | vakin | vakaþin | vakaþin |
þēr | vaka | vakin | — | vakaþu, -o | vakaþin |
mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | — | — | — | — | — |
þū | — | — | — | — | — |
han | — | — | — | — | — |
vīr | — | — | — | — | — |
īr | — | — | — | — | — |
þēr | — | — | — | — | — |
Descendants edit
- Swedish: vaka
Paraguayan Guaraní edit
Etymology edit
Borrowing from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vaka
Rapa Nui edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *waka.
Noun edit
vaka
Derived terms edit
Possibly vakavaka.
Rotuman edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic (compare Proto-Polynesian *waka).
Noun edit
vaka
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Swedish vaka, from Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Verb edit
vaka (present vakar, preterite vakade, supine vakat, imperative vaka)
- to watch (over) (something, to monitor, guard, or the like)
- vaka över sin sjuka hamster
- watch over one's sick hamster
- vaka vid en sjuksäng
- watch beside a sickbed
- Draken vakar över skatten
- The dragon guards (watches over) the treasure
- Vakterna vakar över fångarna från vakttornen
- The guards watch over the prisoners from the guard towers
Usage notes edit
Etymologically from to stay up and not sleep (compare the noun), though the intuition might be closer to "keep a watchful eye" for many native speakers in contemporary Swedish. Compare the obsolete sense of English wake.
Conjugation edit
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | vaka | — | ||
Supine | vakat | — | ||
Imperative | vaka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | vaken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | vakar | vakade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | vaka | vakade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | vake | vakade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | vakande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
vaka c
Declension edit
Declension of vaka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vaka | vakan | vakor | vakorna |
Genitive | vakas | vakans | vakors | vakornas |
Related terms edit
References edit
Tokelauan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *waka. Cognates include Hawaiian waʻa and Samoan va'a.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vaka
Derived terms edit
References edit
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 421
Tongan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *waka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vaka
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وقعه (vak'a), from Arabic وَقْعَة (waqʕa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vaka (definite accusative vakayı, plural vakalar)
- event, case (chiefly in medical, psychological and judicial contexts)
- Synonyms: hadise, olay
- 31 mart vakası ― 31 March Incident
Declension edit
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | vaka | |
Definite accusative | vakayı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | vaka | vakalar |
Definite accusative | vakayı | vakaları |
Dative | vakaya | vakalara |
Locative | vakada | vakalarda |
Ablative | vakadan | vakalardan |
Genitive | vakanın | vakaların |
References edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vaka”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- “vaka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Votic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *vaka.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vaka
Inflection edit
Declension of vaka (type III/jalkõ, k-g gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | vaka | vagad |
genitive | vaga | vakojõ, vakoi |
partitive | vakka | vakoitõ, vakoi |
illative | vakkasõ, vakka | vakoisõ |
inessive | vagaz | vakoiz |
elative | vagassõ | vakoissõ |
allative | vagalõ | vakoilõ |
adessive | vagallõ | vakoillõ |
ablative | vagaltõ | vakoiltõ |
translative | vagassi | vakoissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References edit
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “vaka”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Wallisian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *waka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vaka