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vlak

vlak

Czech

Noun

vlak m

  1. train

Declension

Derived terms


Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.

Adjective

vlak (comparative vlakker, superlative vlakst)

  1. flat, plane
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
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • vlakbank
  • vlakdruk
  • vlakhamer
  • vlakogig
  • vlakschaaf
  • vlakte
  • vlakversiering
  • vlakvulling
  • afvlakken
  • bovenvlak n
  • oppervlak n, oppervlakte
  • uitvlakken

Noun

vlak n (plural vlakken, diminutive vlakje n)

  1. (literally) A plain, a flat surface
  2. (figuratively) A domain, sphere, field of interest
Derived terms
  • raakvlak n
  • werkvlak n
  • zitvlak n

Adverb

vlak

  1. 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)

  1. A spot, soiled mark

Verb

vlak

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

Anagrams


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowing from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋlâːk/

Noun

vlȃk m (Cyrillic spelling вла̑к)

  1. (Croatia) train

Declension

Synonyms

  • (Bosnian, Serbian): vȏz

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowing from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋláːk/
  • Tonal orthography: vlȃk

Noun

vlák m inan (genitive vláka, nominative plural vláki)

  1. train (line of connected cars or carriages)

Declension