rak

See also: Rak, RAK, rák, Rák, râk, ra·k, råk, and rąk

Breton

Preposition

rak

1. before

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Crimean Tatar

Noun

rak

1. cancer

Declension

Declension of rak

nominative	rak
genitive	raknıñ
dative	rakqa
accusative	raknı
locative	rakta
ablative	raktan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rak/
• Rhymes: -ak

Noun

rak m

1. crayfish
2. cancer

Declension

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	rak	raci
genitive	raka	raků
dative	rakovi, raku	rakům
accusative	raka	raky
vocative	raku	raci
locative	rakovi, raku	racích
instrumental	rakem	raky

See also

• humr
• Rak

Further reading

• rak in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• rak in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rak/, [ʁɑɡ̊]

Noun

rak n (singular definite rakket, not used in plural form)

1. rabble, riffraff

   Få så det rak væk! Det skræmmer kunderne væk.

   Get that rabble away! It scares off the customers.

Verb

rak

1. imperative of rakke

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɑk/
• Hyphenation: rak
• Rhymes: -ɑk

Etymology 1

Related to rekken.

Noun

rak n (plural rakken, diminutive rakje n)

1. A straight section of a waterway.
2. A straight distance or section that one traverses by sailing.

Derived terms

• Damrak

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch rac. Variant of rek. Possibly related to etymology 1.

Noun

rak n (plural rakken, diminutive rakje n)

1. (nautical) A rack, a frame.

   Synonym: rek

Etymology 3

Noun

rak n (plural rakken, diminutive rakje n)

1. A rope (often protected with wooden beads), chain or brace for fixing a spar to the mast.

   Synonym: rek

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *rakkɜ- (“to make, prepare, build”). Cognates include Finnish rakentaa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɒk]

• Audio

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Verb

rak

1. (transitive) to put, set

   Synonyms: helyez, pakol

Conjugation

conjugation of rak

Infinitive			rakni
Past participle			rakott
Present participle			rakó
Future participle			rakandó
Adverbial participle			rakva
Potential			rakhat
			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd person sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd person pl formal
Indicative mood	Present	Indefinite	rakok	raksz	rak	rakunk	raktok	raknak
		Definite	rakom én téged/titeket raklak	rakod	rakja	rakjuk	rakjátok	rakják
	Past	Indefinite	raktam	raktál	rakott	raktunk	raktatok	raktak
		Definite	raktam én téged/titeket raktalak	raktad	rakta	raktuk	raktátok	rakták
Conditional mood	Present	Indefinite	raknék	raknál	rakna	raknánk	raknátok	raknának
		Definite	raknám én téged/titeket raknálak	raknád	rakná	raknánk	raknátok	raknák
Subjunctive mood	Present	Indefinite	rakjak	rakj or rakjál	rakjon	rakjunk	rakjatok	rakjanak
		Definite	rakjam én téged/titeket rakjalak	rakd or rakjad	rakja	rakjuk	rakjátok	rakják
Conjugated infinitive			raknom	raknod	raknia	raknunk	raknotok	rakniuk

Derived terms

• rakás
• rakodik
• rakódik
• rakomány

(Compound words):

• raklap
• rakpart
• raktár

(With verbal prefixes):

• alárak
• átrak
• berak
• belerak
• egyberak
• elrak
• előrerak
• felrak
• fölrak
• félrerak
• hátrarak
• hazarak
• helyrerak
• hozzárak
• iderak
• kirak
• körülrak
• közérak
• különrak
• lerak
• megrak
• mellérak
• odarak
• összerak
• rárak
• széjjelrak
• szétrak
• telerak
• újrarak
• végigrak
• visszarak

References

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːk/
• Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

rak n (genitive singular raks, nominative plural rök)

1. wick (of a candle)
2. (chiefly in the plural) raking (quantity of hay)

Declension

declension of rak

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rak	rakið	rök	rökin
accusative	rak	rakið	rök	rökin
dative	raki	rakinu	rökum	rökunum
genitive	raks	raksins	raka	rakanna

Synonyms

• (wick): kveikur

Anagrams

• ark, kar

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rak/

Noun

rak m

1. crustacean
2. cancer
3. Cancer

Declension

Declension of rak

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	rak	raka	raki
Genitive	raka	rakowu	rakow
Dative	rakoju	rakoma	rakam
Accusative	raka	rakowu	raki, rakow
Instrumental	rakom	rakoma	rakami
Locative	raku	rakoma	rakach

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Marshallese

Pronunciation

• MED phonemes: {rak}
• IPA^(key): /rˠak/, [rˠɑk]

Noun

rak

1. south
2. summer

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Compare with Icelandic rakur

Adjective

rak (masculine and feminine rak, neuter rakt, definite singular and plural rake)

1. (of fish) salted and partially fermented

Derived terms

• rakfisk

References

• “rak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “rak_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Compare with Icelandic rakur

Adjective

rak (masculine and feminine rak, neuter rakt, definite singular and plural rake)

1. (of fish) salted and partially fermented

Derived terms

• rakfisk

Etymology 2

Verb

rak

1. imperative of raka

References

• “rak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rak/

• Audio

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Noun

rak m anim (diminutive raczek)

1. cancer (disease)
2. crayfish (term also used for certain other crustaceans)
3. crampon (spike on a boot used for ice climbing)

Declension

declension of rak

	singular	plural
nominative	rak	raki
genitive	raka	raków
dative	rakowi	rakom
accusative	raka	raki
instrumental	rakiem	rakami
locative	raku	rakach
vocative	raku	raki

Derived terms

• Raków

Further reading

• rak on the Polish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pl
• rak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Noun

rȁk m (Cyrillic spelling ра̏к)

1. crab
2. cancer (astrology)

   Ja sam rak u horoskopu.

3. cancer (disease)

   Imam rak.

Usage notes

Rak can also be declined inanimated, if used for the disease.

Declension

Declension of rak

	singular	plural
nominative	rȁk	ràkovi
genitive	raka	rakova
dative	raku	rakovima
accusative	raka	rakove
vocative	rače	rakovi
locative	raku	rakovima
instrumental	rakom	rakovima

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrak/

Noun

rak m (genitive singular raka, nominative plural raky, genitive plural rakov, declension pattern of dub)

1. crayfish
2. (colloquial, archaic) cancer

Declension

Declension of rak

	singular	plural
nominative	rak	raky
genitive	raka	rakov
dative	rakovi	rakom
accusative	raka	raky
locative	rakovi	rakoch
instrumental	rakom	rakmi

See also

• homár m
• Rak
• rakovina
• račí
• ráčik

Further reading

• rak in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• audio

  (file)

Adjective

rak (comparative rakare, superlative rakast)

1. straight; unbent
2. straight; direct, frank
3. (internal combustion engines) straight

Declension

Inflection of rak
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	rak	rakare	rakast
Neuter singular	rakt	rakare	rakast
Plural	raka	rakare	rakast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	rake	rakare	rakaste
All	raka	rakare	rakaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Anagrams

• kar
• ark

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Upper Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Noun

rak m

1. crayfish
2. cancer (disease)
3. Cancer

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From räka.

Noun

rak n (definite rakjä)

1. debris on the water

Verb

rak

1. preterite singular indicative of räka