vaak

Dutch

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -aːk
  • IPA(key): /vaːk/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vake (“often”), from Old Dutch faka, dative singular of *fak (“compartment”) (modern vak). Cognate with Low German faken (“often, frequently”).

Adverb

vaak (comparative vaker, superlative vaakst)

  1. often
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From the adverb.

Adjective

vaak (not comparable)

  1. frequent, regular
Inflection
Inflection of vaak
uninflected vaak
inflected vake
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial vaak
indefinite m./f. sing. vake
n. sing. vaak
plural vake
definite vake
partitive vaaks

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch vake, from Old Dutch facon. Compare English fag.

Noun

vaak f (uncountable)

  1. sleepiness
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vaak

Kumeyaay

Noun

vaak

  1. cow.
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