vlak
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Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch vlak, from Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
vlak (attributive vlak, comparative vlaker, superlative vlakste)
Noun
vlak (plural vlakke)
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech vlak, from Proto-Slavic *volkъ. Derived from vláčet (“tow, haul”), calque of German Zug.
Pronunciation
Noun
vlak m inan
Declension
Declension of vlak (velar masculine inanimate)
Derived terms
Further reading
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.
Adjective
vlak (comparative vlakker, superlative vlakst)
Declension
| Declension 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
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
- inflection of vlakken:
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
vlȃk m (Cyrillic spelling вла̑к)
Declension
Declension of vlak
Further reading
- “vlak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volkъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
vlak m inan (relational adjective vlakový, diminutive vláčik)
- train (line of connected cars or carriages)
Declension
Declension of vlak (pattern dub)
Further reading
- “vlak”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Slovene
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
vlȃk m inan
- train (line of connected cars or carriages)
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | vlák | ||
| gen. sing. | vláka | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
vlák | vláka | vláki |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
vláka | vlákov | vlákov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
vláku | vlákoma | vlákom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
vlák | vláka | vláke |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
vláku | vlákih | vlákih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
vlákom | vlákoma | vláki |
Further reading
- “vlak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
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