vlek

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Czech[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Deverbal from vléct.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

vlek m inan

  1. Alternative form of vlečení
  2. trailer (unpowered vehicle)
    Synonym: přívěs
  3. ski tow

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • vlek in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • vlek in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch vleck, vlecke (also vlacke), from Old Dutch flec (attested as a byname) and *flekko, from Proto-Germanic *flekka- (spot, mark, blemish), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂g-, *pleh₂k- (to beat, strike).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /vlɛk/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vlek
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun[edit]

vlek f or m (plural vlekken, diminutive vlekje n)

  1. spot, stain, speck
    Synonym: smet

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Sranan Tongo: flaka, fraka

Noun[edit]

vlek n (plural vlekken, diminutive vlekje n)

  1. (obsolete) area, region
  2. hamlet
  3. (obsolete) town, large village
    Synonym: dorp

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