vác

See also: vac, Vác, and -vac

Irish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

vác m (genitive singular vác, nominative plural vácanna)

quack!

Declension

Declension of vác

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vác	vácanna
Vocative	a vác	a vácanna
Genitive	vác	vácanna
Dative	vác	vácanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an vác	na vácanna
Genitive	an vác	na vácanna
Dative	leis an vác don vác	leis na vácanna

Related terms

bheith ag vácarnach (“quack”, verb)
vácarnach f (“(act of) quacking”)

Further reading

"vác" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
Entries containing “vác” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
“quack” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɓaːk (“to carry (on shoulder)”) (though initial is irregular), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(d)ɓaak (“to bestride; to be bestridden, have hanging down e.g. round neck”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaːk̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vaːk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vaːk̚˦˥] ~ [jaːk̚˦˥]

Verb

vác (𦠰, 𫆶)

to carry (on shoulder)

Derived terms

Derived terms

gánh vác
khiêng gác
khuân vác

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