Rak

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rak"

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrak]

Noun

Rak m anim

1. (astronomy) Cancer (constellation)
2. (astrology) Cancer (astrological sign)
3. a person born with the astrological sign of Cancer

Declension

Declension of Rak (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Rak	Rakové
genitive	Raka	Raků
dative	Rakovi, Raku	Rakům
accusative	Raka	Raky
vocative	Raku	Rakové
locative	Rakovi, Raku	Racích
instrumental	Rakem	Raky

Proper noun

Rak m anim (female equivalent Raková)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Rak (velar masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Rak	Rakové
genitive	Raka	Raků
dative	Rakovi	Rakům
accusative	Raka	Raky
vocative	Raku	Rakové
locative	Rakovi	Racích
instrumental	Rakem	Raky

See also

Zodiac signs in Czech (layout · text)
Skopec	Býk	Blíženci	Rak
Lev	Panna	Váhy	Štír
Střelec	Kozoroh	Vodnář	Ryby

Further reading

• “Rak”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrak/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: Rak

Proper noun

Rak m pers or f

1. (astronomy) Cancer, a constellation
2. (astrology) Cancer, an astrological sign
3. a male surname
4. a female surname

Declension

Constellation:

Declension of Rak

	singular
nominative	Rak
genitive	Raka
dative	Rakowi
accusative	Raka
instrumental	Rakiem
locative	Raku
vocative	Raku

Masculine surname:

Declension of Rak

	singular	plural
nominative	Rak	Rakowie
genitive	Raka	Raków
dative	Rakowi	Rakom
accusative	Raka	Raków
instrumental	Rakiem	Rakami
locative	Raku	Rakach
vocative	Raku	Rakowie

The feminine surname is indeclinable.

See also

Zodiac signs in Polish (layout · text)
Baran	Byk	Bliźnięta	Rak
Lew	Panna	Waga	Skorpion
Strzelec	Koziorożec	Wodnik	Ryby

Further reading

• Rak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Rak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “Rak”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2025–2030

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rak/, [ˈrak]
• Rhymes: -ak

Proper noun

Rak m pers (female equivalent Raková)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Rak
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Rak	Rakovia	Rakovci
genitive	Raka	Rakov	Rakovcov
dative	Rakovi	Rakom	Rakovcom
accusative	Raka	Rakov	Rakovcov
locative	Rakovi	Rakoch	Rakovcoch
instrumental	Rakom	Rakmi	Rakovcami

Further reading

• “Rak”, 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, 2003–2026