brak

English

Adjective

brak (comparative more brak, superlative most brak)

1. (South Africa) Brackish.
   • 1995, Bill Sheat, Gerald Schofield, Complete Gardening in Southern Africa (page 437)

     Brak soils, which continue to be a subject of research, are unlikely to provide a major stumbling block […] However, brak conditions and their effects underline many of the principles of good soil management […]

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

German Brack (“defective goods, defect, flaw”).

Noun

brak

1. defect

Declension

    declension of brak

nominative	brak
genitive	braknıñ
dative	brakqa
accusative	braknı
locative	brakta
ablative	braktan

References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑk

• Audio

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Adjective

brak (comparative brakker, superlative brakst)

1. brackish
2. (colloquial) bad
3. (colloquial) hung over

Declension

Declension of brak

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		brak	brakker
neuter singular	indefinite	brak	brakker
	definite	brakke	brakkere	brakste	brakst, brakste
common singular		brakke	brakkere	brakste	brakste
plural		brakke	brakkere	brakste	brakste
partitive		braks	brakkers

Verb

brak

1. singular past indicative of breken

Anagrams

• bark, krab

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Gothic

Romanization

brak

1. See 𐌱𐍂𐌰𐌺

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /praːk/

  Rhymes: -aːk

Noun

brak n (genitive singular braks, uncountable)

1. crash, din
2. wreckage, broken wood, etc.

Declension

declension of brak

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	brak	brakið	brök	brökin
accusative	brak	brakið	brök	brökin
dative	braki	brakinu	brökum	brökunum
genitive	braks	braksins	braka	brakanna

Derived terms

• brak og brestir (a colossal din)

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /brak/

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Noun

brak m

1. lack, dearth, scarcity

Declension

    declension of brak

	singular	plural
nominative	brak	braki
genitive	braku	braków
dative	brakowi	brakom
accusative	brak	braki
instrumental	brakiem	brakami
locative	braku	brakach
vocative	braku	braki

Verb

brak

1. there is no / there are no; is wanting / are wanting

   Na parkingu brak wolnych miejsc.

Conjugation

infinitive	—
present indicative	brak / brak jest
past indicative	było brak
future tense	będzie brak
conditional	byłoby brak

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *borkъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /brâːk/

Noun

brȃk m (Cyrillic spelling бра̑к)

1. marriage

Declension

    declension of brak

	singular	plural
nominative	brȃk	brȁkovi
genitive	braka	brakova
dative	braku	brakovima
accusative	brak	brakove
vocative	braku	brakovi
locative	braku	brakovima
instrumental	brakom	brakovima

Derived terms

• brȃčnī