sak
Chuj
Adjective
sak
Czech
Noun
sak
- genitive plural of sako
Faroese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɛaːʰk]
Noun
sak f (genitive singular sakar, plural sakir)
- (law) action, proceedings
- thing, matter
Declension
f2 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | sak | sakin | sakir | sakirnar |
accusative | sak | sakina | sakir | sakirnar |
dative | sak | sakini | sakum | sakunum |
genitive | sakar | sakarinnar | saka | sakanna |
Derived terms
- sakførari (“lawyer”)
- sakin (“phat, boss”)
See also
Gothic
Romanization
sak
- romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌺
Haitian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sak/
Noun
sak
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsak]
- Hyphenation: sak
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Dutch zak, from Middle Dutch sac, from Old Dutch sac, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz, from Latin saccus. Doublet of saku.
Noun
sak (plural sak-sak)
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
Noun
sak (plural sak-sak)
- alternative spelling of syak
Adjective
sak
- alternative spelling of syak
Further reading
- “sak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Jingpho
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese ဆက် (hcak).
Verb
sak
- to offer
- to empty someone's brain. to make someone stupid
References
- Kurabe, Keita (31 December 2016) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research[1], volume 35, , →ISSN, pages 91–128
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsak/, [ˈzaɡ˧˦]
Noun
sak anim
- alternative form of 'sak (“lobster”)
Declension
Declension of sak [animate, -iyik (e) plural] | ||
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singular | plural | |
unmarked / proximate | sak | sakiyik |
possessed | 'tahsakemol | 'tahsakem |
diminutive | sakehs / sakehsis | sakehsok / sakehsisok |
References
- Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
- LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old English sacc, sæcc, from Proto-West Germanic *sakku, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos), from a Semitic language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sak/, /sɛk/
Noun
sak (plural sakkes)
- A sack (large coarse bag):
- A wallet or moneybag.
- A sack (unit of measure)
- A bag-shaped organ.
- (by extension) Cloth used for sacks; sackcloth.
- (figuratively) The body; the human form.
Descendants
References
- “sak, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Borrowed from Armenian ձագ (jag).
Noun
sak m
- buffalo baby
References
- Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 100
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ձագ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
sak f or m (definite singular saka or saken, indefinite plural saker, definite plural sakene)
- a legal dispute, litigation
- a case
- Hun har en sterk sak.
- She has a strong case.
- a matter, that which matters
- Det er en enkel sak.
- It is a simple matter.
- a cause
- Det er en god sak.
- It is a good cause.
- affair, business
- Dette er ikke din sak.
- This is not your business.
- thing
- Vi snakker om samme sak.
- We are talking about the same thing.
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse sǫk, akin to English sake.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑːk/
Noun
sak f (definite singular saka, indefinite plural saker, definite plural sakene)
- a cause
- Det går til ei god sak.
- It is for a worthy cause.
- Det går til ei god sak.
- a (legal) case
- Dette er ei sak for politiet.
- This is a case for the police.
- a thing
- Ho hadde med seg alle sakene sine.
- She brought all her things.
- an issue, item on an agenda
- Neste sak gjeld den nye vegen.
- The next item on the agenda, is the new road
- Neste sak gjeld den nye vegen.
- (journalism) story
- Eg jobbar med ei sak om statsministeren
- I am working on a story about the prime minister.
Derived terms
References
- “sak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Swedish
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic *sakō. Cognate with Faroese søk, Norwegian Bokmål sak, Norwegian Nynorsk sak Swedish sak, Danish sag, English sake, Dutch zaak, German Low German Saak, Sook, and German Sache.
Noun
sak f
Declension
Descendants
- Swedish: sak
Pali
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit शक् (śak).
Root
sak (Pali name saka)
- to be able
Derived terms
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French sac, from Old French sac, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos), from Semitic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsak/
- (Masovia):
- (Far Masovian) IPA(key): /ˈsak/
- (Lesser Poland):
- (Kielce) IPA(key): /ˈsak/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: sak
- Homophone: Sak
Noun
sak m inan (related adjective sakowy)
Declension
Further reading
- sak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- sak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Stanisław Ciszewski (1909) “sak”, in “Przyczynek do słownika gwary mazowieckiej”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 7, z. 1, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 209
- Jan Łoś (1886) “sak”, in “Gwara opoczyńska. Studium dialektologiczne”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (1), volume 11, page 188
Swedish
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic *sakō. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål sak, Norwegian Nynorsk sak, Danish sag, Icelandic sök, English sake, Dutch zaak, German Low German Saak, Sook, German Sache. An unrelated word that also underwent the transformation in meaning from "legal matter" to "thing, item" is Latin causa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɑːk/
Audio: (file)
Noun
sak c
- a thing (concrete or abstract – also of events, like in English)
- Synonym: (colloquial) grej
- En gaffel är en sak som man äter med
- A fork is a thing that you eat with
- Det ligger en massa saker på bänken
- There's a bunch of things lying on the bench
- Nisse berättade en sak för mig igår
- Nisse told me something yesterday [told a thing to [for] me yesterday]
- Märkliga saker sker på slottet
- Strange things are happening at the castle
- Det kunde gått bättre, den saken är säker
- It could have gone better, that's for sure ["that thing is sure" – idiomatic]
- göra något för sakens skull
- do something for its own sake ["do something for the thing's sake" – idiomatic]
- a thing, a matter, a business (at hand (to be dealt with))
- Kom in! Vad gäller saken?
- Come in! What brings you here? [What is the thing about?]
- Låt oss ta en sak i taget
- Let's take one thing at a time
- Låt oss hålla oss till saken
- Let's stick to the point [Let us keep ourselves to the thing [at hand]]
- a legal dispute, a matter
- ta saken till domstol
- bring the matter to court
- ta saken i egna händer
- take matters into one's own hands [take the matter in own hands]
- saken är utagerad
- the matter has been settled [is out-acted]
- thing (salient fact)
- Synonym: (colloquial) grej
- Saken är den att vi inte vet var han är
- [The] thing is [the thing is that [thing] that], we don't know where he is
- cause (interest (striven towards))
- kämpa för sin sak
- fight for one's cause
- göra gemensam sak
- offra sig för saken
- sacrifice oneself for the cause
- Finlands sak är vår
- The Finnish cause is ours [book title]
Declension
nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | sak | saks |
definite | saken | sakens | |
plural | indefinite | saker | sakers |
definite | sakerna | sakernas |
Derived terms
See also
References
- sak in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- sak in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- sak in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- sak in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Anagrams
Tojolabal
Adjective
sak
References
- Carlos Lenkersdorf, Tojolabal para principiantes, lengua y cosmovision mayas en Chiapas (1994, México, CRT)
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
sak
Torres Strait Creole
Etymology
Noun
sak
Tzeltal
Adjective
sak
Tzotzil
Adjective
sak
Yucatec Maya
Adjective
sak