vlak
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch vlak, from Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /flak/
Adjective
vlak (attributive vlak, comparative vlaker, superlative vlakste)
- flat, level, even
- shallow
Noun
vlak (plural vlakke)
- plane, surface
- (figuratively) domain, area, sphere of interest
- level, elevation
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech vlak, from Proto-Slavic *volkъ. Derived from vláčet (“tow, haul”), calque of German Zug.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvlak]
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ak
Noun
vlak m inan
- train
Declension
Declension of vlak
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vlak | vlaky |
| genitive | vlaku | vlaků |
| dative | vlaku | vlakům |
| accusative | vlak | vlaky |
| vocative | vlaku | vlaky |
| locative | vlaku | vlacích |
| instrumental | vlakem | vlaky |
Derived terms
- osobní vlak m
- nákladní vlak m
Further reading
- vlak in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- vlak in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- vlak in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vlɑk/
- Hyphenation: vlak
- Rhymes: -ɑk
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.
Adjective
vlak (comparative vlakker, superlative vlakst)
- flat, plane
- Synonym: plat
Inflection
| Inflection of vlak | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | vlak | |||
| inflected | vlakke | |||
| comparative | vlakker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | vlak | vlakker | het vlakst het vlakste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | vlakke | vlakkere | vlakste |
| n. sing. | vlak | vlakker | vlakste | |
| plural | vlakke | vlakkere | vlakste | |
| definite | vlakke | vlakkere | vlakste | |
| partitive | vlaks | vlakkers | — | |
Derived terms
- afvlakken
- bovenvlak
- oppervlak, oppervlakte
- uitvlakken
- vlakbank
- vlakdruk
- vlakhamer
- vlakogig
- vlakschaaf
- vlakte
- vlakversiering
- vlakvulling
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vlak
Noun
vlak n (plural vlakken, diminutive vlakje n)
- (literally) A plain, a flat surface
- (figuratively) A domain, sphere, field of interest
- (nautical) A flat bottom, the flat-bottomed section of a hull.
Derived terms
- raakvlak
- werkvlak
- zitvlak
Descendants
- Afrikaans: vlak
Adverb
vlak
- 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.
Derived terms
- vlakaf
- vlakuit
- vlakweg
Etymology 2
Alternative form of vlek
Noun
vlak f (plural vlakken, diminutive vlakje n)
- A spot, soiled mark
Verb
vlak
- first-person singular present indicative of vlakken
- imperative of vlakken
Anagrams
- valk
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋlâːk/
Noun
vlȃk m (Cyrillic spelling вла̑к)
- (Croatia) train
- Synonym: (Bosnian, Serbian) vȏz
Declension
Declension of vlak
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vlȃk | vlȁkovi |
| genitive | vlaka | vlakova |
| dative | vlaku | vlakovima |
| accusative | vlak | vlakove |
| vocative | vlače | vlakovi |
| locative | vlaku | vlakovima |
| instrumental | vlakom | vlakovima |
Slovene
Etymology
Borrowed from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋláːk/
Noun
vlȃk m inan
- train (line of connected cars or carriages)
Inflection
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | vlák | ||
| gen. sing. | vláka | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | vlák | vláka | vláki |
| accusative | vlák | vláka | vláke |
| genitive | vláka | vlákov | vlákov |
| dative | vláku | vlákoma | vlákom |
| locative | vláku | vlákih | vlákih |
| instrumental | vlákom | vlákoma | vláki |
Further reading
- “vlak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran