spaak

See also: Spaak

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch spake, an Ingvaeonic form of the more usual speke, from Old Dutch *spēka, from Proto-Germanic *spaikǭ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

spaak f (plural spaken, diminutive spaakje n)

  1. a spoke, part between the center and outer rim of a wheel etc.
  2. a boom or handle

Derived terms

  • bokspaak
  • draaispaak
  • een spaak in het wiel steken
  • geschutspaak
  • handspaak
  • korspaak
  • luchtspaak
  • radspaak
  • richtspaak
  • rolspaak
  • sluitspaak
  • spaak lopen
  • spaakbank
  • spaakbeen
  • spaakborstel
  • spaakgat
  • spaakhamer
  • spaakhouder
  • spaakpen
  • spaakschaaf
  • spaakschoen
  • spaaktouw
  • spaakzwei
  • spaken
  • spakenrad

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: sepak
  • → Papiamentu: spak
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