vaka
Banoni
References
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvaka]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -aka
- Hyphenation: va‧ka
Adjective
vaka (accusative singular vakan, plural vakaj, accusative plural vakajn)
- empty, vacant
- Tiu ĉi kupeo estas ankoraŭ vaka.
- This compartment is still empty.
- Tio okupos viajn vakajn horojn.
- That will occupy your vacant hours.
- (figuratively) hollow, void
- Ŝia spirito ŝajnis tute vaka.
- Her spirit seemed utterly hollow.
- Akcepti la novaĵon kun vaka rigardo.
- Accept the news with a void look.
Finnish
Etymology
See vakaa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝kɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
- Syllabification(key): va‧ka
Declension
- Not declined.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “vaka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
Anagrams
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaːka/
- Rhymes: -aːka
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
vaka f (genitive singular vöku, nominative plural vökur)
- wakefulness
- an evening gathering, wake, vigil
Declension
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑkɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
- Hyphenation: va‧ka
Declension
Declension of vaka (type 3/kana, k- gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | vaka | vaat |
genitive | vaan | vakkoin |
partitive | vakkaa | vakoja |
illative | vakkaa | vakkoi |
inessive | vaas | vaois |
elative | vaast | vaoist |
allative | vaalle | vaoille |
adessive | vaal | vaoil |
ablative | vaalt | vaoilt |
translative | vaaks | vaoiks |
essive | vakanna, vakkaan | vakoinna, vakkoin |
exessive1) | vakant | vakoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 629
Ladino
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Alternative forms
- vake (e infinitive)
Verb
vaka (present tense vaker, past tense vakte, past participle vakt, passive infinitive vakast, present participle vakande, imperative vak)
- (intransitive) to be awake, to not get to sleep
- korkje greie å vake eller sove
- (intransitive) to stay awake (through the night) to help or keep watch
- vake over ein sjuk
- to watch over a sick one
- vake over ein sjuk
- (intransitive) to be on guard, on watch
vaka (present tense vaker, past tense vakte, past participle vakt, passive infinitive vakast, present participle vakande, imperative vak)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- “vaka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Verb
vaka (present indicative vakir, past indicative vakti, past subjunctive vekti, supine vakat)
- to be awake, keep awake
- Völundarkviða, verse 31, lines 1-2
- Vaki ek ávallt / viljalauss,
sofna ek minnst / síz mína sonu dauða;- I am always awake / bereft of joy,
I sleep very little / since the death of my sons.
- I am always awake / bereft of joy,
- Völundarkviða, verse 31, lines 1-2
Conjugation
infinitive | vaka | |
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present participle | vakandi | |
past participle | vakaðr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | vaki | vakta |
2nd-person singular | vakir | vaktir |
3rd-person singular | vakir | vakti |
1st-person plural | vǫkum | vǫktum |
2nd-person plural | vakið | vǫktuð |
3rd-person plural | vaka | vǫktu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | vaka | vekta |
2nd-person singular | vakir | vektir |
3rd-person singular | vaki | vekti |
1st-person plural | vakim | vektim |
2nd-person plural | vakið | vektið |
3rd-person plural | vaki | vekti |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | vak | |
1st-person plural | vǫkum | |
2nd-person plural | vakið |
infinitive | vakask | |
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present participle | vakandisk | |
past participle | vakazk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | vǫkumk | vǫktumk |
2nd-person singular | vakisk | vaktisk |
3rd-person singular | vakisk | vaktisk |
1st-person plural | vǫkumsk | vǫktumsk |
2nd-person plural | vakizk | vǫktuzk |
3rd-person plural | vakask | vǫktusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | vakumk | vektumk |
2nd-person singular | vakisk | vektisk |
3rd-person singular | vakisk | vektisk |
1st-person plural | vakimsk | vektimsk |
2nd-person plural | vakizk | vektizk |
3rd-person plural | vakisk | vektisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | vaksk | |
1st-person plural | vǫkumsk | |
2nd-person plural | vakizk |
Descendants
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Declension
Descendants
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
- vǫkva, vekva
Noun
vaka f (genitive vǫku)
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Declension
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
References
- “vaka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Conjugation
present | past | ||||
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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
- Swedish: vaka
Paraguayan Guaraní
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋaˈka/
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish vaka, from Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Verb
vaka (present vakar, preterite vakade, supine vakat, imperative vaka)
- to watch (over) (something, to monitor, guard, or the like)
- vaka över sin sjuka hamster
- watch over one's sick hamster
- vaka vid en sjuksäng
- watch beside a sickbed
- Draken vakar över skatten
- The dragon guards (watches over) the treasure
- Vakterna vakar över fångarna från vakttornen
- The guards watch over the prisoners from the guard towers
Usage notes
Etymologically from to stay up and not sleep (compare the noun), though the intuition might be closer to "keep a watchful eye" for many native speakers in contemporary Swedish. Compare the obsolete sense of English wake.
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | vaka | — | ||
Supine | vakat | — | ||
Imperative | vaka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | vaken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | vakar | vakade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | vaka | vakade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | vake | vakade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | vakande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Declension
Declension of vaka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vaka | vakan | vakor | vakorna |
Genitive | vakas | vakans | vakors | vakornas |
References
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وقعه (vak'a), from Arabic وَقْعَة (waqʕa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va.kɐ/
Noun
vaka (definite accusative vakayı, plural vakalar)
- event, case (chiefly in medical, psychological and judicial contexts)
- Synonyms: hadise, olay
- 31 mart vakası ― 31 March Incident
Declension
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Definite accusative | vakayı | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Definite accusative | vakayı | vakaları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | vakaya | vakalara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | vakada | vakalarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | vakadan | vakalardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vaka”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- “vaka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vaka.
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvɑkɑ/, [ˈvɑkɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
- Hyphenation: va‧ka
Inflection
Declension of vaka (type III/jalkõ, k-g gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | vaka | vagad |
genitive | vaga | vakojõ, vakoi |
partitive | vakka | vakoitõ, vakoi |
illative | vakkasõ, vakka | vakoisõ |
inessive | vagaz | vakoiz |
elative | vagassõ | vakoissõ |
allative | vagalõ | vakoilõ |
adessive | vagallõ | vakoillõ |
ablative | vagaltõ | vakoiltõ |
translative | vagassi | vakoissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “vaka”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn