vlak

From Dutch vlak, from Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.

• IPA^(key): /flak/

vlak (attributive vlak, comparative vlaker, superlative vlakste)

1. flat, level, even
2. shallow

vlak (plural vlakke)

1. plane, surface
2. (figurative) domain, area, sphere of interest
3. level, elevation
4. (in animal compounds): plain

Inherited from Old Czech vlak, from Proto-Slavic *volkъ. Derived from vláčet (“tow, haul”), calque of German Zug.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvlak]

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• Rhymes: -ak

vlak m inan

1. train

• “vlak”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “vlak”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “vlak”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

• IPA^(key): /vlɑk/
• Hyphenation: vlak
• Rhymes: -ɑk

From Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.

vlak (comparative vlakker, superlative vlakst)

1. flat, plane

   Synonym: plat

Declension of vlak
uninflected	vlak
inflected	vlakke
comparative	vlakker
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		vlak	vlakker	het vlakst het vlakste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	vlakke	vlakkere	vlakste
	n. sing.	vlak	vlakker	vlakste
	plural	vlakke	vlakkere	vlakste
definite		vlakke	vlakkere	vlakste
partitive		vlaks	vlakkers	—

• Afrikaans: vlak

vlak n (plural vlakken, diminutive vlakje n)

1. (literally) a plain, a flat surface
2. (figuratively) a domain, sphere, field of interest
3. (nautical) a flat bottom, the flat-bottomed section of a hull

• Afrikaans: vlak

vlak

1. straight, immediately, just

   De Aardes natuurlijke satelliet, de Maan, moet vlak na de vorming van de Aarde zijn ontstaan.

   Earth's natural satellite, the Moon, must have arisen just after the formation of the Earth.

Alternative form of vlek

vlak f (plural vlakken, diminutive vlakje n)

1. a spot, soiled mark

vlak

1. inflection of vlakken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

• valk

Borrowed from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.

• IPA^(key): /ʋlâːk/

vlȃk m (Cyrillic spelling вла̑к)

1. (Croatia) train

   Synonym: (Bosnia, Serbia) vȏz

• “vlak”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *volkъ.

• IPA^(key): [vlak]

vlak m inan (related adjective vlakový, diminutive vláčik)

1. train (line of connected cars or carriages)

• “vlak”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Borrowed from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.

• IPA^(key): /ʋláːk/

vlȃk m inan

1. train (line of connected cars or carriages)

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	vlák
gen. sing.	vláka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	vlák	vláka	vláki
genitive (rodȋlnik)	vláka	vlákov	vlákov
dative (dajȃlnik)	vláku	vlákoma	vlákom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	vlák	vláka	vláke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	vláku	vlákih	vlákih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	vlákom	vlákoma	vláki

• “vlak”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024