rak

See also: Rak, RAK, rák, Rák, râk, ra·k, and rąk

Breton

Conjunction

rak

    1. because

    Preposition

    rak

    1. before

    Inflection

    Crimean Tatar

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Russian рак (rak).

    Noun

    rak

    1. cancer

    Declension

    References

    • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
    • rak”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

    Czech

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Czech rak, from Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈrak]
    • Rhymes: -ak

    Noun

    rak m anim

    1. crayfish
    2. (colloquial, archaic) cancer
      Synonym: rakovina

    Declension

    Derived terms

    See also

    Further reading

    • rak in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
    • rak in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
    • rak in Internetová jazyková příručka

    Danish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /rak/, [ʁɑɡ̊]

    Noun

    rak n (singular definite rakket, not used in plural form)

    1. rabble, riffraff
      Få så det rak væk! Det skræmmer kunderne væk.
      Get that rabble away! It scares off the customers.

    Verb

    rak

    1. imperative of rakke

    Dutch

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /rɑk/
    • Hyphenation: rak
    • Rhymes: -ɑk

    Etymology 1

    Related to rekken.

    Noun

    rak n (plural rakken, diminutive rakje n)

    1. A straight section of a waterway.
    2. A straight distance or section that one traverses by sailing.
    Derived terms
    • Damrak

    Etymology 2

    From Middle Dutch rac. Variant of rek. Possibly related to etymology 1.

    Noun

    rak n (plural rakken, diminutive rakje n)

    1. (nautical) A rack, a frame.
      Synonym: rek

    Etymology 3

    From Middle Dutch *rak, from Old Dutch *rak, from Proto-West Germanic *rak, from Proto-Germanic *raką (cord, chain). Alternatively borrowed from Middle Low German rak (parrel), from Old Saxon *rak, from the same West Germanic source above.

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    rak n (plural rakken, diminutive rakje n)

    1. A rope (often protected with wooden beads), chain or brace for fixing a spar to the mast.
      Synonym: rek

    Hungarian

    Etymology

    From Proto-Finno-Ugric *rakkɜ- (to make, prepare, build). Cognates include Finnish rakentaa.[1][2]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈrɒk]
    • (file)
    • Rhymes: -ɒk

    Verb

    rak

    1. (transitive) to put, set
      Synonyms: tesz, helyez, pakol

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Compound words

    (With verbal prefixes):

    • alárak
    • átrak
    • berak
    • belerak
    • egyberak
    • elrak
    • előrerak
    • felrak
    • fölrak
    • félrerak
    • hátrarak
    • hazarak
    • helyrerak
    • hozzárak
    • iderak
    • kirak
    • körülrak
    • közérak
    • különrak
    • lerak
    • megrak
    • mellérak
    • odarak
    • összerak
    • rárak
    • széjjelrak
    • szétrak
    • telerak
    • újrarak
    • végigrak
    • visszarak

    References

    1. Entry #850 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
    2. rak 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

    • rak in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

    Anagrams

    Icelandic

    Etymology 1

    From Old Norse rak.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /raːk/
    • Rhymes: -aːk

    Noun

    rak n (genitive singular raks, nominative plural rök)

    1. wick (of a candle)
    2. (chiefly in the plural) raking (quantity of hay)
    Declension
    Synonyms

    Verb

    rak

    1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of reka

    Anagrams

    Lower Sorbian

    Etymology

    From Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /rak/

    Noun

    rak m animal

    1. crustacean
    2. cancer
    3. Cancer

    Declension

    Further reading

    • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “rak”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
    • Starosta, Manfred (1999) “rak”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

    Marshallese

    Pronunciation

    • (phonetic) IPA(key): [rˠɑk]
    • (phonemic) IPA(key): /rˠæk/
    • Bender phonemes: {rak}

    Noun

    rak

    1. south
    2. summer

    Synonyms

    References

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Etymology

    Compare with Icelandic rakur

    Adjective

    rak (masculine and feminine rak, neuter rakt, definite singular and plural rake)

    1. salted and partially fermented (of fish)

    Derived terms

    References

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Etymology 1

    Compare with Icelandic rakur

    Adjective

    rak (neuter rakt, definite singular and plural rake)

    1. salted and partially fermented (of fish)
    2. straight
    Derived terms

    Verb

    rak

    1. imperative of raka

    References

    Old Norse

    Verb

    rak

    1. first/third-person singular past active indicative of reka

    Palauan

    Etymology

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Noun

    rak

    1. year

    References

    • rak in Palauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, at tekinged.com.
    • rak in Palauan-English Dictionary, at trussel2.com.
    • rak in Lewis S. Josephs, Edwin G. McManus, Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977) Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 285.

    Polish

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Polish rak, from Proto-Slavic *ràkъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /rak/
    • (file)
    • Rhymes: -ak
    • Syllabification: rak

    Noun

    rak m animal (diminutive raczek)

    1. cancer (disease)
    2. crayfish (term also used for certain other crustaceans)
    3. crampon (spike on a boot used for ice climbing)

    Declension

    Derived terms

    adjectives
    nouns
    • raczarnia
    • racznik
    • raczyna
    • rakotwórczość
    • rakowatość
    proper nouns
    verb

    Further reading

    • rak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • rak in Polish dictionaries at PWN

    Serbo-Croatian

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

    Noun

    rȁk m (Cyrillic spelling ра̏к, diminutive ràčić)

    1. crab
    2. cancer (astrology)
      Ja sam rak u horoskopu.I am cancer in horoscope.
    3. (colloquial) cancer (disease)
      Imam rak dojke.I have breast cancer.

    Usage notes

    Rak can also be declined inanimated, if used for the disease.

    Declension

    Slovak

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [rak]

    Noun

    rak m inan (genitive singular raka, nominative plural raky, genitive plural rakov, declension pattern of dub)

    1. crayfish
    2. (colloquial, archaic) cancer
      Synonym: rakovina

    Declension

    See also

    Further reading

    • rak”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

    Southwestern Dinka

    Noun

    rak (plural rɔɔk)

    1. Shea tree, Vitellaria paradoxa
    2. the fruit of this tree, shea nut

    References

    • Dinka-English Dictionary, 2005

    Swedish

    Pronunciation

    • (file)

    Adjective

    rak (comparative rakare, superlative rakast)

    1. straight; unbent
    2. straight; direct, frank
    3. (internal combustion engines) straight

    Declension

    Inflection of rak
    Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
    Common singular rak rakare rakast
    Neuter singular rakt rakare rakast
    Plural raka rakare rakast
    Masculine plural3 rake rakare rakast
    Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
    Masculine singular1 rake rakare rakaste
    All raka rakare rakaste
    1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
    2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
    3) Dated or archaic

    Further reading

    Anagrams

    Upper Sorbian

    Etymology

    From Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

    Noun

    rak m animal

    1. crayfish
    2. cancer (disease)
    3. Cancer

    Further reading

    • rak” in Soblex
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