straks

Danish

Alternative forms

• strax (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Low German strakes, strackes (“stretched, right away”), cognate with German stracks, Dutch straks (“later”). The Low German word was also borrowed to Norwegian straks,Swedish strax, Icelandic strax. The adverb is derived from the adjective Middle Low German strak (“straight”), German strack (“straight”), from Proto-West Germanic *strak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥ʁɑɡ̊s]

Adverb

straks

1. at once, immediately, straight away, right away, instantly
2. presently, shortly

Synonyms

• lige nu
• med det samme
• med det vuns
• nu
• omgående
• straks
• øjeblikkelig

 

Conjunction

straks

1. as soon as

Dutch

Alternative forms

strax (informal, Internet, text messaging)

Etymology

From strak (“straight”) +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑks
• IPA^(key): [strɑks]

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Adverb

straks

1. later today, shortly, in a moment
2. (Suriname, elsewhere dialectal) immediately, right now

Synonyms

• later
• strakjes

Derived terms

• daarstraks
• strakjes
• tot straks

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German strak (“straight”).

Adverb

straks

1. immediately; right away
2. just

Synonyms

• øyeblikkelig

Noun

straks m (definite singular straksen, indefinite plural strakser, definite plural straksene)

1. a very short time period; a jiffy

Synonyms

• øyeblikk

Derived terms

• om to strakser

Conjunction

straks

1. as soon as

References

• “straks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.