swak
See also: SWAK and swäk
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch zwak, from Middle Dutch swac, from Old Dutch *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak.
Adjective
swak (attributive swakke, comparative swakker, superlative swakste)
- weak
Derived terms
- swakheid
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *svojakъ; cognate with Russian своя́к (svoják) and Serbo-Croatian svȃk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [swak]
Noun
swak m (diminutive swack, feminine equivalent swakowka)
- (literary) brother-in-law
Declension
Declension of swak
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | swak | swaka | swaki |
| Genitive | swaka | swakowu | swakow |
| Dative | swakoju | swakoma | swakam |
| Accusative | swaka | swakowu | swaki, swakow |
| Instrumental | swakom | swakoma | swakami |
| Locative | swaku | swakoma | swakach |
Synonyms
- šwogor m (colloquial)
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *svojakъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sfak/
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: swak
Noun
swak m pers
- (obsolete) sister's husband
- Synonym: szwagier
- (obsolete) father of a son-in-law or daughter-in-law
- Synonym: swojak
Declension
Declension of swak
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | swak | swakowie |
| genitive | swaka | swaków |
| dative | swakowi | swakom |
| accusative | swaka | swaków |
| instrumental | swakiem | swakami |
| locative | swaku | swakach |
| vocative | swaku | swakowie |
Further reading
- swak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- swak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Tagalog
Etymology
Onomatopoeic from a swish of basketball touching the net after scoring without touching the rim or the backboard.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswak/, [ˈswɐk]
Adjective
swak (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)
- (colloquial) suitable; fit; appropriate; proper (usually said as swak na swak)
- Synonyms: bagay, angkop, tama, ayos, agpang
Derived terms
- swak na swak
References
- “swak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swe(n)g-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /svak/
Adjective
swak
- weak
Inflection
| Inflection of swak | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | swak | |||
| inflected | swakke | |||
| comparative | swakker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | swak | swakker | it swakst it swakste | |
| indefinite | c. sing. | swakke | swakkere | swakste |
| n. sing. | swak | swakker | swakste | |
| plural | swakke | swakkere | swakste | |
| definite | swakke | swakkere | swakste | |
| partitive | swaks | swakkers | — | |
Further reading
- “swak (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011