swak
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch zwak, from Middle Dutch swac, from Old Dutch *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak.
Adjective
swak (attributive swak or (seldom) swakke, comparative swakker, superlative swakste)
Inflection
| predicative | attributive | independent | partitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||||
| positive | swak | swak, swakke | swakke | swakkes | swaks |
| comparative | swakker | swakkere | swakkeres | swakkers | |
| superlative | swakste | swakstes | — | ||
Derived terms
- swakheid, swakte
- verswak
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *svojakъ; cognate with Russian своя́к (svoják) and Serbo-Croatian svȃk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [swak]
Noun
swak m anim (feminine swakowka, diminutive swack)
- (literary) brother-in-law
Declension
Declension of swak
Synonyms
- šwogor m (colloquial)
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Clipping of swojak.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsfak/
- (Greater Poland):
- (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA(key): /ˈsfak/
- (Kuyavia) IPA(key): /ˈsfak/
- (Lesser Poland):
- (Lasovia) IPA(key): /ˈsfak/
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: swak
Noun
swak m pers
- (Kuyavia, Chełmno) uncle
- (obsolete or dialectal, Kuyavia, Lasovia) sister's husband
- Synonym: szwagier
- (obsolete) father of a son-in-law or daughter-in-law
- Synonym: swojak
- (Chełmno) relative
- Synonym: krewny
Declension
Declension of swak
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | swak | swakowie |
| genitive | swaka | swaków |
| dative | swakowi | swakom |
| accusative | swaka | swaków |
| instrumental | swakiem | swakami |
| locative | swaku | swakach |
| vocative | swaku | swakowie |
Further reading
- swak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Oskar Kolberg (1867) “swak”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 277
- Gustaw Pobłocki (1887) “swak”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 142
- Oskar Kolberg (1865) “swak”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 265
Tagalog
Etymology
Onomatopoeic from a swish of basketball touching the net after scoring without touching the rim or the backboard.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈswak/ [ˈswak̚]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: swak
Adjective
swak (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)
- (colloquial) suitable; fit; appropriate; proper (usually said as swak na swak)
Derived terms
- swak na swak
References
- “swak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swe(n)g-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /svak/
Adjective
swak
Inflection
| Inflection of swak | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | swak | |||
| inflected | swakke | |||
| comparative | swakker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | swak | swakker | it swakst it swakste | |
| indefinite | c. sing. | swakke | swakkere | swakste |
| n. sing. | swak | swakker | swakste | |
| plural | swakke | swakkere | swakste | |
| definite | swakke | swakkere | swakste | |
| partitive | swaks | swakkers | — | |
Further reading
- “swak (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011