vaka
Banoni[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Verb[edit]
vaka
- to work
References[edit]
- Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Esperanto[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
vaka (accusative singular vakan, plural vakaj, accusative plural vakajn)
- empty, vacant
- Tiu ĉi kupeo estas ankoraŭ vaka.
- This compartment is still empty.
- Tio okupos viajn vakajn horojn.
- That will occupy your vacant hours.
- (figuratively) hollow, void
- Ŝia spirito ŝajnis tute vaka.
- Her spirit seemed utterly hollow.
- Akcepti la novaĵon kun vaka rigardo.
- Accept the news with a void look.
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See vakaa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
vaka (not comparable)
Declension[edit]
- Not declined.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “vaka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
Anagrams[edit]
Guaraní[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
vaka
Icelandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
vaka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vakti, supine vakað)
Conjugation[edit]
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
vaka f (genitive singular vöku, nominative plural vökur)
- wakefulness
- an evening gathering, wake, vigil
Declension[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
vaka f
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *vaka. Cognates include Finnish vakaa and Estonian vaga.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑkɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
- Hyphenation: va‧ka
Adjective[edit]
vaka (comparative vaamp)
Declension[edit]
Declension of vaka (type 3/kana, k- gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | vaka | vaat |
genitive | vaan | vakkoin |
partitive | vakkaa | vakoja |
illative | vakkaa | vakkoi |
inessive | vaas | vaois |
elative | vaast | vaoist |
allative | vaalle | vaoille |
adessive | vaal | vaoil |
ablative | vaalt | vaoilt |
translative | vaaks | vaoiks |
essive | vakanna, vakkaan | vakoinna, vakkoin |
exessive1) | vakant | vakoint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 629
Ladino[edit]
Noun[edit]
vaka f (Latin spelling)
Niuean[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *waka.
Noun[edit]
vaka
Derived terms[edit]
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Alternative forms[edit]
- vake (e infinitive)
Verb[edit]
vaka (present tense vaker, past tense vakte, past participle vakt, passive infinitive vakast, present participle vakande, imperative vak)
- (intransitive) to be awake, to not get to sleep
- korkje greie å vake eller sove
- (intransitive) to stay awake (through the night) to help or keep watch
- vake over ein sjuk
- to watch over a sick one
- vake over ein sjuk
- (intransitive) to be on guard, on watch
vaka (present tense vaker, past tense vakte, past participle vakt, passive infinitive vakast, present participle vakande, imperative vak)
- (fishing, intransitive) to appear at the surface of the water
- fisken vakte etter fluga
- the fish jumped at the fly
- fisken vakte etter fluga
- (often nautical, intransitive) to float, stay afloat
- båten vaker fint
- the boat floats nicely
- båten vaker fint
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
vaka f
vaka n
References[edit]
- “vaka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Verb[edit]
vaka (present indicative vakir, past indicative vakti, past subjunctive vekti, supine vakat)
- to be awake, keep awake
- Völundarkviða, verse 31, lines 1-2
- Vaki ek ávallt / viljalauss,
sofna ek minnst / síz mína sonu dauða;- I am always awake / bereft of joy,
I sleep very little / since the death of my sons.
- I am always awake / bereft of joy,
- Völundarkviða, verse 31, lines 1-2
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | vaka | |
---|---|---|
present participle | vakandi | |
past participle | vakaðr | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | vaki | vakta |
2nd-person singular | vakir | vaktir |
3rd-person singular | vakir | vakti |
1st-person plural | vǫkum | vǫktum |
2nd-person plural | vakið | vǫktuð |
3rd-person plural | vaka | vǫktu |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | vaka | vekta |
2nd-person singular | vakir | vektir |
3rd-person singular | vaki | vekti |
1st-person plural | vakim | vektim |
2nd-person plural | vakið | vektið |
3rd-person plural | vaki | vekti |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | vak | |
1st-person plural | vǫkum | |
2nd-person plural | vakið |
infinitive | vakask | |
---|---|---|
present participle | vakandisk | |
past participle | vakazk | |
indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | vǫkumk | vǫktumk |
2nd-person singular | vakisk | vaktisk |
3rd-person singular | vakisk | vaktisk |
1st-person plural | vǫkumsk | vǫktumsk |
2nd-person plural | vakizk | vǫktuzk |
3rd-person plural | vakask | vǫktusk |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st-person singular | vakumk | vektumk |
2nd-person singular | vakisk | vektisk |
3rd-person singular | vakisk | vektisk |
1st-person plural | vakimsk | vektimsk |
2nd-person plural | vakizk | vektizk |
3rd-person plural | vakisk | vektisk |
imperative | present | |
2nd-person singular | vaksk | |
1st-person plural | vǫkumsk | |
2nd-person plural | vakizk |
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
vaka f (genitive vǫku)
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
vaka f (genitive vǫku)
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Declension[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
vaka
References[edit]
- “vaka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Verb[edit]
vaka
Conjugation[edit]
present | past | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | vaka | — | |||
participle | vakandi, -e | vakaþer | |||
active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | vakar | vaki, -e | — | vakaþi, -e | vakaþi, -e |
þū | vakar | vaki, -e | vaka | vakaþi, -e | vakaþi, -e |
han | vakar | vaki, -e | — | vakaþi, -e | vakaþi, -e |
vīr | vakum, -om | vakum, -om | vakum, -om | vakaþum, -om | vakaþum, -om |
īr | vakin | vakin | vakin | vakaþin | vakaþin |
þēr | vaka | vakin | — | vakaþu, -o | vakaþin |
mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | — | — | — | — | — |
þū | — | — | — | — | — |
han | — | — | — | — | — |
vīr | — | — | — | — | — |
īr | — | — | — | — | — |
þēr | — | — | — | — | — |
Descendants[edit]
- Swedish: vaka
Paraguayan Guaraní[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vaka
Rapa Nui[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *waka.
Noun[edit]
vaka
Derived terms[edit]
Possibly vakavaka.
Rotuman[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Oceanic (compare Proto-Polynesian *waka).
Noun[edit]
vaka
Swedish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Swedish vaka, from Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.
Verb[edit]
vaka (present vakar, preterite vakade, supine vakat, imperative vaka)
- to watch (over) (something, to monitor, guard, or the like)
- vaka över sin sjuka hamster
- watch over one's sick hamster
- vaka vid en sjuksäng
- watch beside a sickbed
- Draken vakar över skatten
- The dragon guards (watches over) the treasure
- Vakterna vakar över fångarna från vakttornen
- The guards watch over the prisoners from the guard towers
Usage notes[edit]
Etymologically from to stay up and not sleep (compare the noun), though the intuition might be closer to "keep a watchful eye" for many native speakers in contemporary Swedish. Compare the obsolete sense of English wake.
Conjugation[edit]
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | vaka | — | ||
Supine | vakat | — | ||
Imperative | vaka | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | vaken | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | vakar | vakade | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | vaka | vakade | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | vake | vakade | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | vakande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
vaka c
Declension[edit]
Declension of vaka | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vaka | vakan | vakor | vakorna |
Genitive | vakas | vakans | vakors | vakornas |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- vaka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vaka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vaka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Tokelauan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *waka. Cognates include Hawaiian waʻa and Samoan va'a.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vaka
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 421
Tongan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *waka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vaka
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وقعه (vak'a), from Arabic وَقْعَة (waqʕa).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vaka (definite accusative vakayı, plural vakalar)
- event, case (chiefly in medical, psychological and judicial contexts)
- Synonyms: hadise, olay
- 31 mart vakası ― 31 March Incident
Declension[edit]
Inflection | ||
---|---|---|
Nominative | vaka | |
Definite accusative | vakayı | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | vaka | vakalar |
Definite accusative | vakayı | vakaları |
Dative | vakaya | vakalara |
Locative | vakada | vakalarda |
Ablative | vakadan | vakalardan |
Genitive | vakanın | vakaların |
References[edit]
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vaka”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- “vaka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Votic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *vaka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
vaka
Inflection[edit]
Declension of vaka (type III/jalkõ, k-g gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | vaka | vagad |
genitive | vaga | vakojõ, vakoi |
partitive | vakka | vakoitõ, vakoi |
illative | vakkasõ, vakka | vakoisõ |
inessive | vagaz | vakoiz |
elative | vagassõ | vakoissõ |
allative | vagalõ | vakoilõ |
adessive | vagallõ | vakoillõ |
ablative | vagaltõ | vakoiltõ |
translative | vagassi | vakoissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References[edit]
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “vaka”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
Wallisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *waka.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
vaka
Derived terms[edit]
- Banoni terms borrowed from English
- Banoni terms derived from English
- Banoni lemmas
- Banoni verbs
- Esperanto terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Esperanto terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁weh₂-
- Esperanto terms suffixed with -a
- Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation
- Esperanto terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Esperanto/aka
- Esperanto lemmas
- Esperanto adjectives
- Esperanto terms with usage examples
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑkɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑkɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish adjectives
- Finnish uncomparable adjectives
- Finnish archaic forms
- Guaraní terms derived from Spanish
- Guaraní lemmas
- Guaraní nouns
- gn:Mammals
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aːka
- Rhymes:Icelandic/aːka/2 syllables
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic verbs
- Icelandic weak verbs
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic feminine nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- Icelandic non-lemma forms
- Icelandic noun forms
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑkɑ
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑkɑ/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian adjectives
- Ladino lemmas
- Ladino nouns
- Ladino nouns in Latin script
- Ladino feminine nouns
- lad:Mammals
- Niuean terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Niuean terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Niuean lemmas
- Niuean nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weǵ-
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk intransitive verbs
- nn:Fishing
- nn:Nautical
- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weǵ-
- Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse verbs
- Old Norse terms with quotations
- Old Norse class 3 weak verbs
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse feminine nouns
- Old Norse ōn-stem nouns
- Old Norse non-lemma forms
- Old Norse noun forms
- non:Christianity
- non:Liquids
- Old Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Old Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Old Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old Swedish lemmas
- Old Swedish verbs
- Old Swedish weak verbs
- Paraguayan Guaraní terms derived from Spanish
- Paraguayan Guaraní terms derived from Latin
- Paraguayan Guaraní terms with IPA pronunciation
- Paraguayan Guaraní lemmas
- Paraguayan Guaraní nouns
- Rapa Nui terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Rapa Nui terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Rapa Nui lemmas
- Rapa Nui nouns
- Rotuman terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Rotuman terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Rotuman lemmas
- Rotuman nouns
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish verbs
- Swedish terms with usage examples
- Swedish weak verbs
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Tokelauan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tokelauan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tokelauan lemmas
- Tokelauan nouns
- tkl:Watercraft
- tkl:Burial
- Tongan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Tongan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Tongan lemmas
- Tongan nouns
- Turkish terms inherited from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms derived from Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish terms derived from Arabic
- Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root و ق ع
- Turkish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Turkish lemmas
- Turkish nouns
- Turkish terms with usage examples
- Votic terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Votic terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Votic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Votic/ɑkɑ
- Rhymes:Votic/ɑkɑ/2 syllables
- Votic lemmas
- Votic adjectives
- Votic jalkõ-type nominals
- Wallisian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Wallisian lemmas
- Wallisian nouns