vraka
See also: vräka
English
editEtymology
editTransliteration of Modern Greek βράκα (vráka),[1] from Medieval Greek,[2] a singular feminine noun from the Hellenistic plural of Koine Greek βράκες (brákes),[3] from Latin bracae. Doublet of breech.
Noun
editvraka (plural vrakes)
- (traditional local clothing) (A pair of) baggy breeches worn in the Balkans, the Greek islands (especially Crete) and in Cyprus chiefly by men but also by women
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:vraka.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ βράκα [vráka], in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ βράκα [vráka] - Kriaras, Emmanuel (1969-) Επιτομή του Λεξικού της Μεσαιωνικής Ελληνικής Δημώδους Γραμματείας (Epitomí tou Lexikoú tis Mesaionikís Ellinikís Dimódous Grammateías) [Concise Dictionary of the Kriaras' Dictionary of Medieval Vulgar Greek Literature (1100–1669) Vols. 1–14. Vols 15- under I. Kazazes.)] (in Greek), Thessaloniki: Centre for the Greek language Online edition (abbreviations) Printed edition 2022: 22 vols.)
- ^ “βράκες [bráces]”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, 2011
Anagrams
editNorwegian Bokmål
editAlternative forms
editNoun
editvraka n
Verb
editvraka
- inflection of vrake:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editvraka n
Swedish
editVerb
editvraka (present vrakar, preterite vrakade, supine vrakat, imperative vraka)
- to sort out and reject (something)
- (with bort (“away”)) to sell (something) at a bargain price
- (dated) to driftnet
Usage notes
editUncommon outside the derived terms in contemporary Swedish.
Conjugation
editConjugation of vraka (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | vraka | vrakas | ||
Supine | vrakat | vrakats | ||
Imperative | vraka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | vraken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | vrakar | vrakade | vrakas | vrakades |
Ind. plural1 | vraka | vrakade | vrakas | vrakades |
Subjunctive2 | vrake | vrakade | vrakes | vrakades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | vrakande | |||
Past participle | vrakad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- vraka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vraka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vraka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- vraka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Categories:
- English terms derived from Greek
- English terms derived from Koine Greek
- English terms derived from Latin
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- en:Clothing
- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Bokmål noun forms
- Norwegian Bokmål verb forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish dated terms
- Swedish weak verbs