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vaka

vaka

See also: väkä, vāka, and vākā

Esperanto

Adjective

vaka ‎(accusative singular vakan, plural vakaj, accusative plural vakajn)

  1. vacant

Finnish

Alternative forms

Adjective

vaka ‎(not comparable)

  1. (archaic) stable, steady, firm

Declension

  • Not declined.

Anagrams

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːka/
  • Rhymes: -aːka

Etymology 1

Old Norse.

Verb

vaka ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vakti, supine vakað)

  1. to wake, be awake
Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Noun

vaka f ‎(genitive singular vöku, nominative plural vökur)

  1. an act of waking, being awake
  2. an evening gathering, wake, vigil
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

vaka f

  1. indefinite genitive plural of vök

Ladino

Noun

vaka f ‎(Latin spelling)

  1. cow

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

  1. canoe

Derived terms

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.

Verb

vaka

  1. to be awake, to refrain from sleep
  2. to watch, to guard

Conjugation

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Conjugation of vaka (weak)
present past
infinitive vaka —
participle vakandi, -e vakaþer
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk vakar vaki, -e — vakaþi, -e vakaþi, -e
þū vakar vaki, -e vaka vakaþi, -e vakaþi, -e
han vakar vaki, -e — vakaþi, -e vakaþi, -e
vīr vakum, -om vakum, -om vakum, -om vakaþum, -om vakaþum, -om
īr vakin vakin vakin vakaþin vakaþin
þēr vaka vakin — vakaþu, -o vakaþin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk — — — — —
þū — — — — —
han — — — — —
vīr — — — — —
īr — — — — —
þēr — — — — —

Descendants

Paraguayan Guaraní

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋaˈka/

Noun

vaka

  1. cow

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

  1. canoe

Derived terms

Possibly vakavaka.

Rotuman

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Proto-Polynesian *waka).

Noun

vaka

  1. canoe

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish vaka, from Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.

Verb

vaka ‎(present vakar, preterite vakade, supine vakat, imperative vaka)

  1. to wake; to keep watch, such as over a corpse
Conjugation
Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

vaka c

  1. a wake
Declension
Inflection of vaka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vaka vakan vakor vakorna
Genitive vakas vakans vakors vakornas
Related terms
  • likvaka
  • vak
  • nattvak

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

  1. waterborne vessel

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

  1. canoe

Derived terms

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