Afrikaans

Noun

vak ‎(plural vakke)

1. subject

Albanian

Etymology

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

Verb

vak

1. to warm

Derived terms

• vakësirë

Related terms

• vakët

References

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

Breton

Etymology

From Latin vacuus.

Adjective

vak

1. vacant

Czech

Etymology

Derived from váček, which was mistakenly understood as a diminutive with the suffix -ek, while it actually originated in Middle High German wātsac.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vak/

Noun

vak m

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

Declension

Derived terms

• vačnatec m
• vakovlk m

Synonyms

• (bag, cheek pocket): torba

References

1. ↑ váček in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑk/

• Rhymes: -ɑk

Noun

vak n ‎(plural vakken, diminutive vakje n)

1. compartment (e.g. a shelf, a section)
2. subject (in school)
3. profession
4. trade, craft

Derived terms

• vakgebied
• vakman
• vakmanschap

Hungarian

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɒk]
• Hyphenation: vak

Adjective

vak (comparative vakabb, superlative legvakabb)

1. blind

Declension

Synonyms

• világtalan

Derived terms

• vakon
• vakság
• vakul

(Compound words):

• színvak
• vakablak
• vakbél
• vakmerő

(Expressions):

• vak vezet világtalant

Norman

Alternative forms

• vacque (Guernsey)
• vaque (continental Normandy, Jersey)

Noun

vak f ‎(plural vaks)

1. (Sark) cow

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

vak c

1. polynya, a hole in a sheet of ice

Declension

Noun

vak, vaket (rarely plural)

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

Derived terms

• nattvak

Tocharian A

Etymology

Cf. wak. Compare Tocharian B vek.

Noun

vak

1. voice

Turkish

Noun

vak ‎(definite accusative vakı, plural vaklar)

1. quacking sound