atak

See also: åtak

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Compare hagtak.

Noun

atak

1. crumbs and or drippings
2. a mess

Verb

atak

1. to drop
2. to leave or drop crumbs

Derived terms

• atak-atak (“to leave or drop crumbs all over the place”) (Reduplication of atak)

Etymology 2

A minced oath of atay.

Alternative forms

• ahak
• atal
• atol
• atot

Interjection

atak

1. an expression of anger, surprise, excitement, etc.

Etymology 3

Compare atas.

Verb

atak

1. (of a fruit) to drop or fall prematurely

Haitian Creole

Alternative forms

• latak

Etymology

From French attaque (“attack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.tak/

Noun

atak

1. attack

Kashubian

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish atak. Doublet of ataka, a form borrowed from German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatak/
• Rhymes: -atak
• Syllabification: a‧tak

Noun

atak m inan

1. attack

Declension

Declension of atak

	singular	plural
nominative	atak	ataczi
genitive	atakù	ataków
dative	atakòwi	atakóm
accusative	atak	ataczi
instrumental	atakã	atakama
locative	atakù	atakach
vocative	atakù	ataczi

Derived terms

verbs

• atakòwac
• zaatakòwac

 

Further reading

• Stefan Ramułt (1893) “atak”, in Słownik języka pomorskiego czyli kaszubskiego (in Kashubian), page 3
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “atak”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “atak”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Polish

atak sense 2

atak sense 7

Etymology

Borrowed from French attaque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.tak/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -atak
• Syllabification: a‧tak
• Homophone: Atak

Noun

atak m inan (diminutive ataczek)

1. attack (attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy)

   Synonym: napad

   Antonym: obrona

3. (military) attack (time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle)

   Synonyms: działania zaczepne, napad, natarcie, ofensywa, uderzenie

   Antonyms: defensywa, obrona

4. verbal abuse (type of psychological/mental abuse that involves the use of oral, gestured, and written language directed to a victim)

   Synonyms: napad, napaść

5. sudden deterioration of weather

   Synonym: uderzenie

6. seizure (sudden onset of pain or emotion)

   Synonym: napad

7. (medicine, pathology) attack (sudden onset of a disease or condition)
9. (sports) offense (strategy and tactics employed when in position to score)

   Synonyms: natarcie, ofensywa, szarża, szturm

   Antonyms: defensywa, obrona

10. (sports) offense (portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so)

    Synonyms: napad, ofensywa

    Antonyms: defensywa, obrona

11. attack (attempt to accomplish something that is an exceptional achievement or better than the achievements of others)
12. (chess) aggressive opening move

Declension

Declension of atak

	singular	plural
nominative	atak	ataki
genitive	ataku	ataków
dative	atakowi	atakom
accusative	atak	ataki
instrumental	atakiem	atakami
locative	ataku	atakach
vocative	ataku	ataki

Related terms

verbs

• atakować impf
• zaatakować pf

 

Further reading

• atak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• atak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• atak in PWN's encyclopedia

Taroko

Etymology

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Noun

atak

1. chopsticks

Turkish

Etymology 1

From atmak.

Adjective

atak

1. agile
2. adventuresome

Etymology 2

From French attaque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.tak/

Noun

atak (definite accusative atak, plural ataklar)

1. (uncommon) attack

   Synonyms: saldırı, hücum

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	atak
Definite accusative	atağı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	atak	ataklar
Definite accusative	atağı	atakları
Dative	atağa	ataklara
Locative	atakta	ataklarda
Ablative	ataktan	ataklardan
Genitive	atağın	atakların

Yup'ik

Interjection

atak

1. look here!, let me see!, well then!

Alternative forms

• ata
• ata'a
• ataki

Related terms

• atam (look!)