aka

See also: Aka, AKA, A.K.A., åka, akā, āķa, a/k/a, and a.k.a.

English

Preposition

aka

1. Alternative capitalization of AKA.

Anagrams

• aak

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse aka (“to move, to drive”) from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Cognates include the Latin agō, the Ancient Greek ἄγω (agō, “to lead”) and the Sanskrit अजति (ájati, “to drive, propel, cast”).

Verb

at aka (third person singular past indicative ók, third person plural past indicative óku, supine ikið)

1. to drive

Conjugation

   Conjugation of aka

aka, v-60
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
Indicative	eg	tú	hann / hon tað	vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present	aki	ekur	ekur	aka
Past	ók	ók(st)	ók	óku
Imperative		tú		tit
Present	—	ak !	—	akið !
Infinitive	aka
Pres. part.	akandi
Past part. a26	ikin
Supine	ikið

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse aka (“to move, to drive”) from Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Cognates include Latin agō, Ancient Greek ἄγω (agō, “to lead”) and Sanskrit अजति (ájati, “to drive, propel, cast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːka/
• Rhymes: -aːka

Verb

aka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative ók, third-person plural past indicative óku, supine ekið)

1. (transitive, intransitive, governs dative) to drive (a vehicle)

   Aki maður gegn rauðu ljósi má hann eiga von á sekt.

   If a man drives against (i.e. past) a red light, he may expect a fine.

   Að aka bifreið er harla ólíkt því að aka hestvagni.

   Driving a motorcar is very different from driving a horse-drawn carriage.

2. to move slightly, to budge

Conjugation

aka — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að aka
supine (sagnbót)		ekið
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		akandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég ek	við ökum	present (nútíð)	ég aki	við ökum
	þú ekur	þið akið		þú akir	þið akið
	hann, hún, það ekur	þeir, þær, þau aka		hann, hún, það aki	þeir, þær, þau aki
past (þátíð)	ég ók	við ókum	past (þátíð)	ég æki	við ækjum
	þú ókst	þið ókuð		þú ækir	þið ækjuð
	hann, hún, það ók	þeir, þær, þau óku		hann, hún, það æki	þeir, þær, þau ækju
imperative (boðháttur)	ak (þú)	akið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	aktu	akiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

akast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að akast
supine (sagnbót)		ekist
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		akandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég ekst	við ökumst	present (nútíð)	ég akist	við ökumst
	þú ekst	þið akist		þú akist	þið akist
	hann, hún, það ekst	þeir, þær, þau akast		hann, hún, það akist	þeir, þær, þau akist
past (þátíð)	ég ókst	við ókumst	past (þátíð)	ég ækist	við ækjumst
	þú ókst	þið ókust		þú ækist	þið ækjust
	hann, hún, það ókst	þeir, þær, þau ókust		hann, hún, það ækist	þeir, þær, þau ækjust
imperative (boðháttur)	akst (þú)	akist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	akstu	akisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

ekinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ekinn	ekin	ekið		eknir	eknar	ekin
accusative (þolfall)	ekinn	ekna	ekið		ekna	eknar	ekin
dative (þágufall)	eknum	ekinni	eknu		eknum	eknum	eknum
genitive (eignarfall)	ekins	ekinnar	ekins		ekinna	ekinna	ekinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ekni	ekna	ekna		eknu	eknu	eknu
accusative (þolfall)	ekna	eknu	ekna		eknu	eknu	eknu
dative (þágufall)	ekna	eknu	ekna		eknu	eknu	eknu
genitive (eignarfall)	ekna	eknu	ekna		eknu	eknu	eknu

Derived terms

• aka sér (to squirm, to writhe)
• aka framhjá (to drive by, to drive past)

Synonyms

• (drive): keyra

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Japanese

Romanization

aka

1. rōmaji reading of あか

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Kashubian

Noun

aka

1. hoe

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Latvian

Noun

aka f (4th declension)

1. well (a hole in the ground, used to obtain water)

Declension

Declension of aka (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	aka	akas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	aku	akas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	akas	aku
dative (datīvs)	akai	akām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	aku	akām
locative (lokatīvs)	akā	akās
vocative (vokatīvs)	aka	akas

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Lavukaleve

Conjunction

aka

1. then

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

aka

1. root (of plant)

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Old Norse

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ak‧a

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἄγω (agō, “lead”), Latin agō (“do, drive”) and Sanskrit अजति (ajati, “drive, propel, cast”).

Verb

aka (singular past indicative ók, plural past indicative óku, past participle akinn)

1. To drive (e.g. a cart).

Descendants

• Danish: age
• Faroese: aka
• Icelandic: aka

• Norwegian: ake
• Swedish: åka

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

aka

1. root (of plant)

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Dutch haak.

Noun

aka

1. hook

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Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

aka

1. root (of plant)

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Torres Strait Creole

Noun

aka

1. grandmother

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Turkish

Noun

aka

1. dative singular of ak

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Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic	ака‍
Roman	aka‍
Perso-Arabic	‍‍

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *(i)āka

Noun

aka (plural akalar)

1. brother