strak

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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strak f

  1. genitive plural of straka

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch strac (tight, taut), from Old Dutch *strak, from Proto-Germanic *strakaz, *strakkaz (straight, tight, tense), from Proto-Indo-European *streg-, *treg- (stiff, rigid). Cognate with Middle Low German strac (tight, taut), Old English stræc (firm, strict, rigorous, unyielding), German strack (straight, taut). More at stretch.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /strɑk/
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  • Hyphenation: strak
  • Rhymes: -ɑk

Adjective

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strak (comparative strakker, superlative strakst)

  1. tight
  2. tense (showing stress or strain)
  3. sleek, without unnecessary bells and whistles (of design)

Declension

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Declension of strak
uninflected strak
inflected strakke
comparative strakker
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial strak strakker het strakst
het strakste
indefinite m./f. sing. strakke strakkere strakste
n. sing. strak strakker strakste
plural strakke strakkere strakste
definite strakke strakkere strakste
partitive straks strakkers

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: strak
  • Papiamentu: strak

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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strak

  1. Alternative form of stroke

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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Probably from Middle Low German.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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strak (neuter strakt, definite singular and plural strake, comparative strakare, indefinite superlative strakast, definite superlative strakaste)

  1. straight

References

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