vlak

From Dutch vlak, from Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.

• IPA^(key): /flak/

vlak (attributive vlak, comparative vlaker, superlative vlakste)

1. flat, level, even
2. shallow

vlak (plural vlakke)

1. plane, surface
2. (figurative) domain, area, sphere of interest
3. level, elevation

Inherited from Old Czech vlak, from Proto-Slavic *volkъ. Derived from vláčet (“tow, haul”), calque of German Zug.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvlak]

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• Rhymes: -ak

vlak m inan

1. train

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

• IPA^(key): /vlɑk/
• Hyphenation: vlak
• Rhymes: -ɑk

From Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.

vlak (comparative vlakker, superlative vlakst)

1. flat, plane

   Synonym: plat

• Afrikaans: vlak

vlak n (plural vlakken, diminutive vlakje n)

1. (literally) A plain, a flat surface
2. (figuratively) A domain, sphere, field of interest
3. (nautical) A flat bottom, the flat-bottomed section of a hull.

• Afrikaans: vlak

vlak

1. straight, immediately, just

   De Aardes natuurlijke satelliet, de Maan, moet vlak na de vorming van de Aarde zijn ontstaan.

   Earth's natural satellite, the Moon, must have arisen just after the formation of the Earth.

Alternative form of vlek

vlak f (plural vlakken, diminutive vlakje n)

1. A spot, soiled mark

vlak

1. inflection of vlakken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

• valk

Borrowed from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.

• IPA^(key): /ʋlâːk/

vlȃk m (Cyrillic spelling вла̑к)

1. (Croatia) train

   Synonym: (Bosnian, Serbian) vȏz

• “vlak” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Borrowed from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.

• IPA^(key): /ʋláːk/

vlȃk m inan

1. train (line of connected cars or carriages)

• “vlak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran