strak

See also: Appendix:Variations of "strak"

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstrak]
  • Rhymes: -ak

Noun

strak f

  1. genitive plural of straka

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch strac (“tight, taut”), from Old Dutch *strak, from Proto-Germanic *strakaz, *strakkaz (“straight, tight, tense”), from Proto-Indo-European *streg-, *treg- (“stiff, rigid”). Cognate with Middle Low German strac (“tight, taut”), Old English stræc (“firm, strict, rigorous, unyielding”), German strack (“straight, taut”). More at stretch.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /strɑk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: strak
  • Rhymes: -ɑk

Adjective

strak (comparative strakker, superlative strakst)

  1. tight
  2. tense (showing stress or strain)
  3. sleek, without unnecessary bells and whistles (of design)

Declension

Declension of strak
uninflected strak
inflected strakke
comparative strakker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial strak strakker het strakst
het strakste
indefinite m./f. sing. strakke strakkere strakste
n. sing. strak strakker strakste
plural strakke strakkere strakste
definite strakke strakkere strakste
partitive straks strakkers —

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: strak
  • → Papiamentu: strak

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

strak

  1. alternative form of stroke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Probably from Middle Low German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /strɑːk/

Adjective

strak (neuter strakt, definite singular and plural strake, comparative strakare, indefinite superlative strakast, definite superlative strakaste)

  1. straight

References

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