vaak
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːk
- IPA(key): /vaːk/
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vake (“often”), from Old Dutch faka, dative singular of *fak (“compartment”) (modern vak).
Adverb
vaak (comparative vaker, superlative vaakst)
- often
Synonyms
- dikwijls
- veel
Etymology 2
From the adverb.
Adjective
vaak (not comparable)
- frequent, regular
Inflection
| Inflection of vaak | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vaak | |||
| inflected | vake | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | vaak | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vake | ||
| n. sing. | vaak | |||
| plural | vake | |||
| definite | vake | |||
| partitive | vaaks | |||
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch vake, from Old Dutch facon. Compare English fag.
Noun
vaak f (uncountable)
- sleepiness
Synonyms
- slaap
Derived terms
- Klaas Vaak
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vaak