vaka
Banoni
Etymology
Borrowed from English work.
Verb
vaka
- to work
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
Etymology
From vaki + -a.
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/, [ˈʋɑkɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
- Syllabification(key): va‧ka
Adjective
vaka (not comparable)
- (archaic) stable, steady, firm
Declension
- Not declined.
Anagrams
- kava
Guaraní
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vaca.
Noun
vaka
- cow
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvaːka/
- Rhymes: -aːka
Etymology 1
Old Norse vaka.
Verb
vaka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vakti, supine vakað)
- to wake, be awake
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
f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | vaka | vakan | vökur | vökurnar |
accusative | vöku | vökuna | vökur | vökurnar |
dative | vöku | vökunni | vökum | vökunum |
genitive | vöku | vökunnar | vaka | vakanna |
Noun
vaka f
- indefinite genitive plural of vök
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vaka. Cognates include Finnish vakaa and Estonian vaga.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑkɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
- Hyphenation: va‧ka
Adjective
vaka
- peaceful, quiet
- well-behaved
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
Noun
vaka f (Latin spelling)
- cow
Niuean
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *waka.
Noun
vaka
- canoe
Derived terms
- vakalele
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)
- (fishing, intransitive) to appear at the surface of the water
- fisken vakte etter fluga
- the fish jumped at the fly
- fisken vakte etter fluga
- (often nautical, intransitive) to float, stay afloat
- båten vaker fint
- the boat floats nicely
- båten vaker fint
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
vaka f
- definite singular of vake
vaka n
- definite plural of vak
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 | |
---|---|---|
present participle | vakandi | |
past participle | vǫktðr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | vaki | vakta |
2nd-person singular | vakir | vaktir |
3rd-person singular | vakir | vakti |
1st-person plural | vǫkum | vaktum |
2nd-person plural | vakið | vaktuð |
3rd-person plural | vaka | vaktu |
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 | |
---|---|---|
present participle | vakandisk | |
past participle | vǫktzk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | vǫkumk | vaktumk |
2nd-person singular | vakisk | vaktisk |
3rd-person singular | vakisk | vaktisk |
1st-person plural | vǫkumsk | vaktumsk |
2nd-person plural | vakizk | vaktuzk |
3rd-person plural | vakask | vaktusk |
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
- Icelandic: vaka
- Faroese: vaka
- Norwegian Nynorsk: vaka, vake
- Norwegian Bokmål: våke, vake
- Westrobothnian: vaka
- Old Swedish: vaka
- Swedish: vaka
Noun
vaka f (genitive vǫku)
- waking
- vigil
- eve of saint's day
Declension
feminine | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | vaka | vakan | vǫkur | vǫkurnar |
accusative | vǫku | vǫkuna | vǫkur | vǫkurnar |
dative | vǫku | vǫkunni | vǫkum | vǫkunum |
genitive | vǫku | vǫkunnar | vakna | vaknanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: vaka f
- Faroese: vøka f
- Norwegian Nynorsk: vake f, voke f, vòke f; -ok m
- Norwegian Bokmål: vake m or f
- Swedish: vaka c
Alternative forms
- vǫkva, vekva
Noun
vaka f (genitive vǫku)
- (liquid)
Declension
feminine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | vaka | vakan | vǫkur | vǫkurnar |
accusative | vǫku | vǫkuna | vǫkur | vǫkurnar |
dative | vǫku | vǫkunni | vǫkum | vǫkunum |
genitive | vǫku | vǫkunnar | vakna | vaknanna |
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
vaka
- indefinite genitive plural of vǫk
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.
Verb
vaka
- to be awake, to refrain from sleep
- to watch, to guard
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
Etymology
Borrowing from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋaˈka/
Noun
vaka
- cow
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *waka.
Noun
vaka
- canoe
Derived terms
Possibly vakavaka.
Rotuman
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic (compare Proto-Polynesian *waka).
Noun
vaka
- canoe
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 wake; to keep watch, such as over a corpse
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. |
Related terms
- bevaka
- övervaka
- vak
- vakta
Noun
vaka c
- a wake
Declension
Declension of vaka | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vaka | vakan | vakor | vakorna |
Genitive | vakas | vakans | vakors | vakornas |
Related terms
- likvaka
- vak
- nattvak
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *waka. Cognates include Hawaiian waʻa and Samoan va'a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈva.ka/
- Hyphenation: va‧ka
Noun
vaka
- canoe, boat
- ship
- coffin
Derived terms
- vakālele
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 421
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *waka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va.ka/
Noun
vaka
- waterborne vessel
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وقعه (vak'a), from Arabic وَقْعَة (waqʿa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /va.kɐ/
Noun
vaka (definite accusative vakayı, plural vakalar)
- event, case (chiefly in medical, psychological and judicial contexts)
- 31 mart vakası ― 31 March Incident
Declension
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Dative | vakaya | vakalara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | vakada | vakalarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “vaka”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- vaka in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
Votic
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vaka.
Pronunciation
- (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈvɑkɑ/, [ˈvɑkɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
- Hyphenation: va‧ka
Adjective
vaka
- calm, mild, cool (of a manner or disposition)
Inflection
Declension of vaka (type III/jalkõ, k-g gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | vaka | vagad |
genitive | vaga | vakoje, vakojõ, vakoi |
partitive | vakka | vakoitõ, vakoi |
illative | vakka, vakkasõ | vakoje, vakojõ, 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 or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References
- V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “vaka”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn
Wallisian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *waka.
Noun
vaka
- canoe
Derived terms
- vakalele
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Verb
vaka (preterite vok or vaka, supine vaki or vaka, past participle vökkän)
- (intransitive) To wake, to be awake.
Related terms
- vak
- veetj
- väktar
- vökkän
- vöytj
- vöytjin