strak
Dutch
Etymology
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
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɑk
Inflection
| Inflection 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
Middle English
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Probably from Middle Low German.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /strɑːk/
Adjective
strak (masculine and feminine strak, neuter strakt, definite singular and plural strake, comparative strakare, indefinite superlative strakast, definite superlative strakaste)
References
- “strak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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