opak

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Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *opakъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈopak]
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Noun[edit]

opak m inan

  1. opposite

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Further reading[edit]

  • opak in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • opak in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • opak in Internetová jazyková příručka

German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

opak (strong nominative masculine singular opaker, comparative opaker, superlative am opaksten)

  1. opaque
    Synonym: lichtundurchlässig
    Graphit ist im Gegensatz zu Diamant opak.Contrary to diamond, graphite is opaque.

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Further reading[edit]

  • opak” in Duden online
  • opak” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *opakъ. Cognate with Czech opak, Serbo-Croatian opak, English awk (whence awkward), German äbich.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

opak (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) contrariwise, awry, conversely
    Synonyms: na opak, odwrotnie

Noun[edit]

opak m inan

  1. (rare) reverse (opposite side)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

adjective

Further reading[edit]

  • opak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “opak”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *opakъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ôpaːk/
  • Hyphenation: o‧pak

Adjective[edit]

ȍpāk (definite ȍpākī, comparative opakiji, Cyrillic spelling о̏па̄к)

  1. wicked, evil
    opaka maćehawicked stepmother (in fairy tales)
  2. severe, pernicious (of a disease)
  3. malicious, malignant, spiteful

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Further reading[edit]

  • opak” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French opaque.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /oˈpak/
  • Hyphenation: o‧pak

Adjective[edit]

opak

  1. (of a color) dull, matt
    Synonyms: donuk, mat
  2. Not letting light to pass through, not translucent.
    Antonyms: saydam, şeffaf, transparan

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “opak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading[edit]

  • opak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu