wrak
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wrac (“defective; wreck”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną (“to push, drive out”), probably in the sense of things cast ashore.
Pronunciation
Noun
wrak (plural wrakke)
- A wreck (remains of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other piece of machinery).
- Hulle het die wrak langs die koraalrif geplunder.
- They plundered the wreck next to the coral reef.
- A wreck (severely damaged creature).
- Anna was 'n wrak na Henk se oorlye.
- Anna was an emotional wreck after Henk's death.
Derived terms
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch wrac (“defective; wreck”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną (“to push, drive out”), probably in the sense of things cast ashore. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Noun
wrak n (plural wrakken, diminutive wrakje n)
- A wreck (remains of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other piece of machinery).
- Het is ten strengste verboden om het wrak naast het koraalrif te betreden. ― It is strictly prohibited to enter the wreck next to the coral reef.
- A wreck (severely damaged creature).
- Henk was een wrak na Anna's overlijden. ― Henk was an emotional wreck after Anna's death.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: wrak
Adjective
wrak (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of wrak | ||||
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uninflected | wrak | |||
inflected | wrakke | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | wrak | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | wrakke | ||
n. sing. | wrak | |||
plural | wrakke | |||
definite | wrakke | |||
partitive | wraks |
References
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Gothic
Romanization
wrak
- Romanization of 𐍅𐍂𐌰𐌺
Old Frisian
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *wraihaz. Cognate to Middle English wraw.
Pronunciation
Adjective
wrāk
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Old Javanese
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Noun
wrak
- mixture dish
Etymology 2
Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *sraat (“sour, acid”), *ɟuʔ (“sour, acid”).
Noun
wrak
Descendants
Further reading
- "wrak" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Wrack, from Middle Low German wrak, probably from Old Saxon *wrak, derived from wrekan, from Proto-West Germanic *wrekan, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną.
Pronunciation
Noun
wrak m inan
- shipwreck, wreck, wreckage
- Nurkowie wydobyli z morza wrak statku.
- The divers recovered the shipwreck from the sea.
- clunker, junker, beater, rustbucket, decrepit car
- (colloquial) broken man, mess, train wreck (someone who is unbalanced and considered a mess; a disaster; one who is suffering personal ruin)
- Synonym: ruina
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- wrak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- wrak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Sranan Tongo
Verb
wrak
- To hate.
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