räka

See also: raka, rãka, räkä, råka, rak'a, and Appendix:Variations of "raka"

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowing from a West Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rakъ (“crayfish”).

Noun

räka c

  1. a shrimp, a prawn

Declension
Declension of räka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative räka räkan räkor räkorna
Genitive räkas räkans räkors räkornas
  • räkcocktail
  • räkfiske
  • räkfrossa
  • räkmacka
  • räksallad
  • räkskal
  • räksmörgås
  • räkstjärt
  • räkstuvning
  • räktrål
  • räktrålare

References

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse vreka, reka, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną. Compare raka.

Verb

räka (preterite rak, supine rikki or rekkä)

  1. drift on the water
    Stókken räk utätt ån
    The log drifts along the river.
  2. wander idle roadside
    Han fär å räk jamt å samt som Framlänninga
    He wanders about all the time like southerners (the Angermannians, who are known to enjoy the country road.)

Derived terms
  • rak
  • rakvāl
  • rok
  • räkel
  • räkling
  • vidräkal
  • vidräkst

See also
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