swak
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Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch zwak, from Middle Dutch swac, from Old Dutch *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak.
Adjective[edit]
swak (attributive swakke, comparative swakker, superlative swakste)
Derived terms[edit]
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *svojakъ; cognate with Russian своя́к (svoják) and Serbo-Croatian svȃk.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
swak m pers (feminine swakowka, diminutive swack)
Declension[edit]
Declension of swak
Synonyms[edit]
- šwogor m (colloquial)
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *svojakъ.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
swak m pers
- (obsolete) sister's husband
- Synonym: szwagier
- (obsolete) father of a son-in-law or daughter-in-law
- Synonym: swojak
Declension[edit]
Declension of swak
Further reading[edit]
- swak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Onomatopoeic from a swish of basketball touching the net after scoring without touching the rim or the backboard.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈswak/ [ˈswɐk]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: swak
Adjective[edit]
swak (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)
- (colloquial) suitable; fit; appropriate; proper (usually said as swak na swak)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “swak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
West Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Frisian *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swe(n)g-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
swak
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of swak | ||||
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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[edit]
- “swak (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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