Estonian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *raukka, possibly from Proto-Germanic *draugaz, whence also Old Norse draugr.

Noun

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rauk (genitive rauga, partitive rauka)

  1. a very old person

Declension

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Declension of rauk (ÕS type 22u/leib, k-g gradation)
singular plural
nominative rauk raugad
accusative nom.
gen. rauga
genitive raukade
partitive rauka rauku
raukasid
illative rauka
raugasse
raukadesse
raugusse
inessive raugas raukades
raugus
elative raugast raukadest
raugust
allative raugale raukadele
raugule
adessive raugal raukadel
raugul
ablative raugalt raukadelt
raugult
translative raugaks raukadeks
rauguks
terminative raugani raukadeni
essive raugana raukadena
abessive raugata raukadeta
comitative raugaga raukadega

Gutnish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hraukr (lone high rock), from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (pile (of stones); heap).

Noun

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rauk

  1. rock, a stack formed by abrasion, that is created by rocks eroding and thus only the core of limestone remains.

Descendants

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  • Swedish: rauk

Icelandic

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Verb

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rauk

  1. first-person singular active past indicative of rjúka
  2. third-person singular active past indicative of rjúka

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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rauk

  1. (non-standard since 2005) past tense of ryke

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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rauk

  1. past tense of ryka

Old Norse

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Verb

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rauk

  1. first-person singular past indicative active of rjúka
  2. third-person singular past indicative active of rjúka

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Gutnish rauk, from Old Norse hraukr (lone high rock), from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (pile (of stones); heap).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rauk c

  1. rock, a stack formed by abrasion, that is created by rocks eroding and thus only the core of limestone remains.

Usage notes

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  • virtually only used about rocks on the island of Gotland and its surrounding islands

Declension

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Declension of rauk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rauk rauken raukar raukarna
Genitive rauks raukens raukars raukarnas