rek

rek

See also: řek and Řek

Atong (India)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rek/

Noun

rek (Bengali script রেক)

1. banana tree

See also

• rekkun
• rekphang
• rekphul
• rekthai

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

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Czech

Etymology

From Old High German reccho; see German Recke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛk]

Noun

rek m

1. (archaic) hero

   Synonym: hrdina

Derived terms

• rekyně

Further reading

• rek in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• rek in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛk/
• Hyphenation: rek
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rek. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

rek n (plural rekken, diminutive rekje n)

1. A rack or stand.

Derived terms

• fietsenrek

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: règ
• → Papiamentu: rèki

Etymology 2

From rekken, to stretch.

Noun

rek m (uncountable)

1. The ability for a material to stretch.

Verb

rek

1. first-person singular present indicative of rekken
2. imperative of rekken

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Kashubian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Noun

rek m

1. crayfish

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Livonian

Alternative forms

• (Courland) riek

Etymology

Unknown; possibly related to Finnish retki.

Noun

rek

1. a trip (by sledge or other vehicle)
2. road

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Old Norse

Verb

rek

1. inflection of reka:
   1. first-person singular present active indicative
   2. second-person singular present active imperative

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch rekenen.

Verb

rek

1. to count

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Slovene

Etymology

From the verb rêči.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /réːk/, /rɛ́k/

Noun

rẹ̑k or rȅk m inan

1. speech

Inflection

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	rék
gen. sing.	réka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	rék	réka	réki
accusative	rék	réka	réke
genitive	réka	rékov	rékov
dative	réku	rékoma	rékom
locative	réku	rékih	rékih
instrumental	rékom	rékoma	réki

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	rèk
gen. sing.	réka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	rèk	réka	réki
accusative	rèk	réka	réke
genitive	réka	rékov	rékov
dative	réku	rékoma	rékom
locative	réku	rékih	rékih
instrumental	rékom	rékoma	réki

Noun

rek

1. genitive dual/plural of reka

Further reading

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

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Swedish

Noun

rek n

1. (post) a registered letter; abbreviation of rekommenderad (försändelse).

   Coordinate term: ass (“insured”)

Declension

Declension of rek
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rek	reket	rek	reken
Genitive	reks	rekets	reks	rekens

See also

• reka (“[to] register [a consignment]”)
• reka (“[to] reconnoiter”)

Anagrams

• e.Kr.

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Zhuang

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɣeːk˧˥/
• Tone numbers: rek⁷
• Hyphenation: rek

Noun

rek (Sawndip forms 𨦙 or ⿰金裂, 1957–1982 spelling rek)

1. wok

   Synonyms: cauq, gva