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vak

See also: väk and våk

Afrikaans

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Etymology

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Inherited from Dutch vak.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vak (plural vakke)

  1. subject

Albanian

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Etymology

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Of uncertain origin.[1] Compare Old Norse vókr (“wet”).

Verb

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vak

  1. (transitive) to warm

Conjugation

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Standard Albanian conjugation of vak (active voice)

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participle vakur
gerund duke vakur
infinitive për të vakur
singular plural
1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers. 1st pers. 2nd pers. 3rd pers.
indicative present vak vak vak vakim vakni vakin
imperfect vakja vakje vakte vaknim vaknit vaknin
aorist vaka vake vaku vakëm vakët vakën
perfect kam vakur ke vakur ka vakur kemi vakur keni vakur kanë vakur
past perfect kisha vakur kishe vakur kishte vakur kishim vakur kishit vakur kishin vakur
aorist II pata vakur pate vakur pati vakur patëm vakur patët vakur patën vakur
future1 do të vak do të vakësh do të vakë do të vakim do të vakni do të vakin
future perfect2 do të kem vakur do të kesh vakur do të ketë vakur do të kemi vakur do të keni vakur do të kenë vakur
subjunctive present të vak të vakësh të vakë të vakim të vakni të vakin
imperfect të vakja të vakje të vakte të vaknim të vaknit të vaknin
perfect të kem vakur të kesh vakur të ketë vakur të kemi vakur të keni vakur të kenë vakur
past perfect të kisha vakur të kishe vakur të kishte vakur të kishim vakur të kishit vakur të kishin vakur
conditional1, 2 imperfect do të vakja do të vakje do të vakte do të vaknim do të vaknit do të vaknin
past perfect do të kisha vakur do të kishe vakur do të kishte vakur do të kishim vakur do të kishit vakur do të kishin vakur
optative present vaksha vaksh vaktë vakshim vakshi vakshin
perfect paça vakur paç vakur pastë vakur paçim vakur paçit vakur paçin vakur
admirative present vakkam vakke vakka vakkemi vakkeni vakkan
imperfect vakkësha vakkëshe vakkësh vakkëshim vakkëshit vakkëshin
perfect paskam vakur paske vakur paska vakur paskemi vakur paskeni vakur paskan vakur
past perfect paskësha vakur paskëshe vakur paskësh vakur paskëshim vakur paskëshit vakur paskëshin vakur
imperative present — vak — — vakni —
1) indicative future identical with conditional present 2) indicative future perfect identical with conditional perfect

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “vak”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 493

Further reading

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  • “vak”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999) “vak”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary‎[2]

Breton

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Etymology

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From Latin vacuus.

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Adjective

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vak

  1. vacant

Czech

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Etymology

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Back-formation from váček, reinterpreted as a diminutive with the suffix -ek, while it actually originated in Middle High German wātsac.[1]

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Noun

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vak m inan

  1. bag
    Synonym: torba
  2. pouch (cheek pocket in which some animals carry food)
    Synonym: torba
  3. pouch (pocket in which a marsupial carries its young)

Declension

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Declension of vak (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative vak vaky
genitive vaku vaků
dative vaku vakům
accusative vak vaky
vocative vaku vaky
locative vaku vacích
instrumental vakem vaky

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “váček”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

Further reading

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  • “vak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “vak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “vak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch vac, from Old Dutch *fak, from Proto-West Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic *faką. In some of the contemporary senses probably influenced by cognate German Fach.

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Noun

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vak n (plural vakken, diminutive vakje n)

  1. a compartment (e.g. a shelf, a section)
  2. a subject, discipline, class, notably in education
  3. a profession
  4. a trade, craft

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: vak
  • → Indonesian: vak

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Of unknown origin.[1]

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Adjective

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vak (comparative vakabb, superlative legvakabb)

  1. blind
    Synonym: világtalan
    Antonym: látó

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative vak vakok
accusative vakot vakokat
dative vaknak vakoknak
instrumental vakkal vakokkal
causal-final vakért vakokért
translative vakká vakokká
terminative vakig vakokig
essive-formal vakként vakokként
essive-modal vakul —
inessive vakban vakokban
superessive vakon vakokon
adessive vaknál vakoknál
illative vakba vakokba
sublative vakra vakokra
allative vakhoz vakokhoz
elative vakból vakokból
delative vakról vakokról
ablative vaktól vakoktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		vaké vakoké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		vakéi vakokéi

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References

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  1. ^ vak in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

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  • vak in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch vak, from Middle Dutch vac.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈvaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: vak

Noun

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vak

  1. subject (in school)
    Synonyms: mata kuliah, mata pelajaran
  2. profession
  3. trade, craft
    Synonym: kejuruan

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Norman

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Noun

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vak f (plural vaks)

  1. (Sark) cow

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From the verb vaka.

Noun

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vak n (definite singular vaket, indefinite plural vak, definite plural vaka)

  1. (fishing) fish skipping, jumping (or similar) at the surface of the water
  2. ring(s) in the surface of the water after fish having jumped, skipped or similar
    vak i vak bortover vatnet
  3. (fishing) a net
  4. (fishing) shoal of fish close to the surface

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse vakr, from Proto-Germanic *wakraz.

Adjective

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vak (neuter vakt, definite singular and plural vake, comparative vakare, indefinite superlative vakast, definite superlative vakaste)

  1. awake, lively
  2. watchful

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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vak

  1. imperative of vaka

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse vǫk.

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Noun

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vak c

  1. a (natural or cut) opening in an ice cover, a hole in the ice
    Synonym: isvak
    hugga upp en vak
    cut a hole in the ice
    1. a polynya

Declension

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Declension of vak
nominative genitive
singular indefinite vak vaks
definite vaken vakens
plural indefinite vakar vakars
definite vakarna vakarnas

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Noun

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vak (definite (rarely) vaket)

  1. vigil, watching (especially over someone sick or dying)

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Tocharian A

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Etymology

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Cf. wak. Compare Tocharian B vek.

Noun

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vak

  1. voice

Turkish

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Noun

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vak (definite accusative vakı, plural vaklar)

  1. quacking sound
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