vlak
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch vlak, from Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
vlak (attributive vlak, comparative vlaker, superlative vlakste)
Noun edit
vlak (plural vlakke)
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech vlak, from Proto-Slavic *volkъ. Derived from vláčet (“tow, haul”), calque of German Zug.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vlak m inan
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.
Adjective edit
vlak (comparative vlakker, superlative vlakst)
Inflection edit
Inflection of vlak | ||||
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uninflected | vlak | |||
inflected | vlakke | |||
comparative | vlakker | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | vlak | vlakker | het vlakst het vlakste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | vlakke | vlakkere | vlakste |
n. sing. | vlak | vlakker | vlakste | |
plural | vlakke | vlakkere | vlakste | |
definite | vlakke | vlakkere | vlakste | |
partitive | vlaks | vlakkers | — |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: vlak
Noun edit
vlak n (plural vlakken, diminutive vlakje n)
- (literally) A plain, a flat surface
- (figuratively) A domain, sphere, field of interest
- (nautical) A flat bottom, the flat-bottomed section of a hull.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: vlak
Adverb edit
vlak
- straight, immediately, just
- De Aardes natuurlijke satelliet, de Maan, moet vlak na de vorming van de Aarde zijn ontstaan.
- Earth's natural satellite, the Moon, must have arisen just after the formation of the Earth.
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative form of vlek
Noun edit
vlak f (plural vlakken, diminutive vlakje n)
- A spot, soiled mark
Verb edit
vlak
- inflection of vlakken:
Anagrams edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vlȃk m (Cyrillic spelling вла̑к)
Declension edit
Declension of vlak
Further reading edit
- “vlak” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vlȃk m inan
- train (line of connected cars or carriages)
Inflection edit
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | vlák | ||
gen. sing. | vláka | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
vlák | vláka | vláki |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
vláka | vlákov | vlákov |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
vláku | vlákoma | vlákom |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
vlák | vláka | vláke |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
vláku | vlákih | vlákih |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
vlákom | vlákoma | vláki |
Further reading edit
- “vlak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran