elak
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.lak/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [e̞.läʔ]
- Rhymes: -aʔ
Further reading
- “elak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish elaker, from e- (“always”) + *laker (from Old Norse lakr, cognate with English lack).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːˌlɑːk/, /ˈeːˌlak/
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Inflection
| Inflection of elak | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | elak | elakare | elakast |
| Neuter singular | elakt | elakare | elakast |
| Plural | elaka | elakare | elakast |
| Masculine plural3 | elake | elakare | elakast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | elake | elakare | elakaste |
| All | elaka | elakare | elakaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
References
- elak in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- elak in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- elak in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- elak in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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