reke

See also: rękę

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *recken, from Proto-West Germanic *rakkjan (“to straighten”). Related to modern rak (“to stretch”).

Noun

rēke f

1. row, line
2. line (of text)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• West Flemish: reke

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *reko, from Proto-Germanic *rekô.

Noun

rēke f

1. rake

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “reke (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “reke (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “reke (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “reke (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• reyke, ryke

Etymology

From Old English hrēac, from Proto-Germanic *hraukaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛːk/

Noun

reke (plural rekes)

1. heap, pile

Descendants

• Yola: reeke

References

• “rēk(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Possibly from a West Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rakъ (“crayfish”), or from the verb reke (“to hunt, chase”)

Noun

reke f or m (definite singular reka or reken, indefinite plural reker, definite plural rekene)

1. a shrimp or prawn

References

• “reke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Borrowing from a West Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rakъ (“crayfish”).

Noun

reke f (definite singular reka, indefinite plural reker, definite plural rekene)

1. a shrimp or prawn

Etymology 2

From Old Norse reka, from Proto-Germanic *rekǭ, *rakō (“rake”). Related to English rake.

Noun

reke f (definite singular reka, indefinite plural reker, definite plural rekene)

1. a shovel, possibly for snow

References

• “reke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Saterland Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreːkə/
• Hyphenation: re‧ke

Verb

reke

1. (transitive) to give
   • 2000, Marron C. Fort, transl., Dät Näie Tästamänt un do Psoolme in ju aasterlauwerfräiske Uurtoal fon dät Seelterlound, Fräislound, Butjoarlound, Aastfräislound un do Groninger Umelounde [The New Testament and the Psalms in the East Frisian language, native to Saterland, Friesland, Butjadingen, East Frisia and the Ommelanden of Groningen], →ISBN, Dät Evangelium ätter Matthäus 1:21:

     Ju skäl n Súun bere; him skääst du dän Nome Jesus reke; dan hie skäl sien Foulk fon sien Sänden ferleze.

     She will bear a son; you shall give him the name Jesus; for he shall set his people free from its sins.

2. (transitive) to donate
3. (reflexive) to stretch
4. (reflexive) to forfeit
5. (reflexive, + as) to behave (like)
6. (impersonal, transitive) there be

Conjugation

Conjugation of reke (irregular)

Grúundfoarme			reke
Infinitive			tou reken
Present tense				Past tense
iek	reke	wie	reke	iek	roate	wie	roaten
du	rakst	jie	reke	du	roatest	jie	roaten
hie/ju/dät	rakt	jo	reke	hie/ju/dät	roate	jo	roaten
Present participle		Imperative		Auxiliary		Past participle
rekend		Singular	reke	häbe		roat
		Plural	reket

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “reke”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

reke (Cyrillic spelling реке)

1. inflection of reka:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

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Slovene

Noun

reke

1. accusative plural of rek

Noun

reke

1. inflection of reka:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

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West Flemish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rēke.

Noun

reke f

1. row
2. a line, queue of people waiting for something
3. (mathematics) series