reke

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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rēke f

  1. row, line
  2. line (of text)
Inflection
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Descendants
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  • West Flemish: reke

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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rēke f

  1. rake
Inflection
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Further reading

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Middle English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

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Noun

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reke (plural rekes)

  1. heap, pile
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References
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Etymology 2

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Adjective

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reke

  1. (Northern) Alternative form of riche (rich)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. a shrimp or prawn

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Presumably borrowing from a West Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *rakъ (crayfish).

Noun

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

  1. a shrimp or prawn

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

  1. a shovel, possibly for snow

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Saterland Frisian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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 is ...

Conjugation

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References

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

Serbo-Croatian

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Noun

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reke (Cyrillic spelling реке)

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

Slovene

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Noun

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reke

  1. accusative plural of rek

Noun

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reke

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

West Flemish

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch rēke.

Noun

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reke f

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