rauk

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raukka, possibly from Proto-Germanic *draugaz, whence also Old Norse draugr.

Noun

rauk (genitive rauga, partitive rauka)

1. a very old person

Declension

Declension of rauk (ÕS type 22u/leib, k-g gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		rauk	raugad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	rauga
genitive			raukade
partitive		rauka	rauku raukasid
illative		rauka raugasse	raukadesse raugusse
inessive		raugas	raukades raugus
elative		raugast	raukadest raugust
allative		raugale	raukadele raugule
adessive		raugal	raukadel raugul
ablative		raugalt	raukadelt raugult
translative		raugaks	raukadeks rauguks
terminative		raugani	raukadeni
essive		raugana	raukadena
abessive		raugata	raukadeta
comitative		raugaga	raukadega

Gutnish

Etymology

From Old Norse hraukr (“lone high rock”), from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“pile (of stones); heap”).

Noun

rauk

1. rock, a stack formed by abrasion, that is created by rocks eroding and thus only the core of limestone remains.

Descendants

• → Swedish: rauk

Icelandic

Verb

rauk

1. first-person singular active past indicative of rjúka
2. third-person singular active past indicative of rjúka

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

rauk

1. (non-standard since 2005) past tense of ryke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

rauk

1. past tense of ryka

Old Norse

Verb

rauk

1. first-person singular past indicative active of rjúka
2. third-person singular past indicative active of rjúka

Swedish

Etymology

From Gutnish rauk, from Old Norse hraukr (“lone high rock”), from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz (“pile (of stones); heap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra͜ʊk/

Noun

rauk c

1. rock, a stack formed by abrasion, that is created by rocks eroding and thus only the core of limestone remains.

Usage notes

• virtually only used about rocks on the island of Gotland and its surrounding islands

Declension

Declension of rauk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	rauk	rauken	raukar	raukarna
Genitive	rauks	raukens	raukars	raukarnas