ak

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ak"

Antillean Creole

Etymology

Its usage as meaning "with" and "and" is modelled after usage of similar terms in substrate languages. Its phonological form might be from French avec (“with”) or Wolof ak or both.

Conjunction

ak

  1. and; connects two noun phrases.

Preposition

ak

  1. with

Gagauz

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰀𐰴‎ (āq, “white”), from Proto-Turkic *āk (“white”).

Adjective

ak (comparative daha ak, superlative en ak)

  1. white

Gothic

Romanization

ak

  1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌺

Haitian Creole

Etymology

Its usage as meaning "with" and "and" is modelled after usage of similar terms in substrate languages. Its phonological form might be from French avec (“with”) or Wolof ak or both.

Conjunction

ak

  1. and; connects two noun phrases.

Preposition

ak

  1. with

Latvian

Etymology

Borrowed from German ach (“oh”). In 16th- and 17th-century literature, o or oh was often used in this sense. In a text from 1638, German ach is translated as ok, which points to a borrowing from Russian ох (ox). The from ak, from German, was introduced in the 17th-18th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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Interjection

ak

  1. used to indicate various feelings: joy, excitement, fear, distress; oh! ah!
    ak, cik lieliski! ― oh! how great!
    ak, kāda laime! ― oh, such happiness!
    ak, kas par prieku! ― oh, what joy!
    ak, kā patīk! ― oh, how pleasant!
    ak, briesmas! ― oh! danger!
    ak, brīvība! tā ir vitamīns, kas dzelzij un akmenim cauri ēdas ― ah! freedom! that is a vitamin that eats through stone and iron
    vai tu viņus atradi? ak, mani bērni, mani bērniņi! ― have you found them? oh, my children, my (poor) little children!
    “matemātika”, zēns bubina un izņem grāmatu... ak vai, ak vai, un visi citi jau guļ! ― “mathematics,” the boy whispered and took the book... oh, oh (= poor me!), and all others are already sleeping (but I must study)!
  2. used to express certain mental states — e.g., surprise, disappointment, disapproval — in an emotional but also intelligent, perceptive way; ah! oh!
    ak, ko es redzu! ― ah! what do I see (here)!
    ak, kas par godu! ― ah! what an honor!
    ak, kā jāstrādā! ― oh! what should be done?
    ak, kaut es dabūtu! ― ah! if only I could get (that)!
    ak, tas tikai sīkums! ― oh, that's just a trifle
    ak, vasara, vasara, kā tu vari mulsināt jaunu meiču sirdis! ― ah! summer, summer, how you can confuse young girls' hearts!
  3. (often in combination with the pronoun tu (“you”)) used to reinforce an interjection by either literally or metaphorically attributing some characteristic to the hearer; (ah,) you ... ! you ... ! oh ...!
    ak (tu) neprāts! ― ah, you crazy one!
    ak tu palaidnis tāds! ― (ah,) you rascal!
    ak (tu) kungs! ― oh Lord!
    ak (tu) dievs! ― oh God!
    ak (tu) velns! ― oh devil!
    ak (tu) ļauna pasaule! ― oh evil world!
    nē, nē, māt, pavasarī gan grūti mirt; visas puķītes zied, putniņi dzied, ak tu jaukā pasaulīte! ― no, no, mother, it is difficult to die in spring; all the little flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, oh (you) lovely world!
    “ak tu mūžs, kas te to zvēru!” māte iesaucās, redzot pēdas sniegā ― “ah life, what wild beast is that!” the mother exclaimed, seeing tracks in the snow

Particle

ak

  1. used to give an interjectional flavor to an utterance, especially when expressing surprise; oh!
    ak tu tas esi! ― oh! that's you!
    ak tad tā! ― oh, it's like that, then!
    ak paspēji gan! ― oh, you did it!
    ak tāds tu esi! ― oh, that's what you're like!
    ak jā! ak nē! ak tā! ― oh, yes! oh, no! oh!... (expressions used when suddenly remembering something)
    ak jā, gandrīz būtu piemirsis: labasdienas, māt, no Līzes ― oh yes, I had almost forgotten: greetings, mother, from Līze
    “ak tad tur tā vaina!” Ozols beidzot saprata ― “ooh, there then is the blame (= problem)!” Ozols finally understood

References

  1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “ak”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ak. Cognate with Old English ac, Gothic 𐌰𐌺 (ak), Old High German oh.

Conjunction

ak

  1. but

Pumpokol

Etymology

From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaq-ɔt- (“to sleep”).

Verb

ak

  1. to lie down

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ak/

Conjunction

ak

  1. if

Further reading

  • ak in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Swedish

Alternative forms

Abbreviation

ak

  1. Abbreviation of akademisk kvart.

Tocharian A

Etymology

From Proto-Tocharian *ëk, from late Proto-Indo-European *okʷs, from *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- (“eye, to see”). Compare Tocharian B ek.

Noun

ak

  1. eye
  • aśäṃ

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑk/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish آق‎ (aq, “white”), from Proto-Turkic *āk (“white”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰀𐰴‎ (āq, “white”), Karakhanid ااقْ‎ (āq, “white”).

Adjective

ak (comparative daha ak, superlative en ak)

  1. white
  2. (figuratively) clean
  3. (figuratively) honest
  4. (figuratively) comfortable
  5. (archaic) south
Declension
Synonyms
Antonyms

Noun

ak (definite accusative akı, plural aklar)

  1. white
Declension
Inflection
Nominative ak
Definite accusative akı
Singular Plural
Nominative ak aklar
Definite accusative akı akları
Dative aka aklara
Locative akta aklarda
Ablative aktan aklardan
Genitive akın akların
Possessive forms
Singular Plural
1st singular akım aklarım
2nd singular akın akların
3rd singular akı akları
1st plural akımız aklarımız
2nd plural akınız aklarınız
3rd plural akları akları

See also

Colors in Turkish · renkler (layout · text)
     beyaz, ak      gri, boz      siyah, kara      kahverengi, boz
             yavruağzı              kırmızı, kızıl ; kırmızı, al              turuncu              sarı ; bej
             limon çürüğü              yeşil                           camgöbeği ; turkuaz
             gök, mavi              lacivert              eflatun ; mor              pembe ; mor

Etymology 2

Verb inflection.

Verb

ak

  1. second-person singular imperative of akmak

References

Turkmen

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰀𐰴‎ (āq, “white”), from Proto-Turkic *āk (“white”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːk/

Adjective

ak

  1. white

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *akka.

Noun

ak

  1. (old) woman

Inflection

Inflection of ak
nominative sing. ak
genitive sing. akan
partitive sing. akad
partitive plur. akoid
singular plural
nominative ak akad
accusative akan akad
genitive akan akoiden
partitive akad akoid
essive-instructive akan akoin
translative akaks akoikš
inessive akas akoiš
elative akaspäi akoišpäi
illative ? akoihe
adessive akal akoil
ablative akalpäi akoilpäi
allative akale akoile
abessive akata akoita
comitative akanke akoidenke
prolative akadme akoidme
approximative I akanno akoidenno
approximative II akannoks akoidennoks
egressive akannopäi akoidennopäi
terminative I ? akoihesai
terminative II akalesai akoilesai
terminative III akassai —
additive I ? akoihepäi
additive II akalepäi akoilepäi

References

  • Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “баба, жена, старуха”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Wolof

Pronunciation

  • Audio(file)

Conjunction

ak

  1. and
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