vaak

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

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Rhymes: -aːk
IPA^(key): /vaːk/

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Dutch vake (“often”), from Old Dutch faka, dative singular of *fak (“compartment”) (modern vak). Cognate with Low German faken (“often, frequently”).

Adverb edit

vaak (comparative vaker, superlative vaakst)

often

Synonyms edit

Etymology 2 edit

From the adverb.

Adjective edit

vaak (not comparable)

frequent, regular

Inflection edit

Inflection of vaak
uninflected	vaak
inflected	vake
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		vaak
indefinite	m./f. sing.	vake
	n. sing.	vaak
	plural	vake
definite		vake
partitive		vaaks

Etymology 3 edit

From Middle Dutch vake, from Old Dutch facon. Compare English fag.

Noun edit

vaak f (uncountable)

sleepiness

Synonyms edit

slaap

Derived terms edit

Klaas Vaak

Descendants edit

Afrikaans: vaak

Kumeyaay edit

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Noun edit

vaak

cow.

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