swak

See also: swák, swäk, and SWAK

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zwak, from Middle Dutch swac, from Old Dutch *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak.

Adjective

swak (attributive swak or (seldom) swakke, comparative swakker, superlative swakste)

1. weak

   Antonym: sterk

Inflection

Inflection of swak

	predicative	attributive	independent		partitive
			singular	plural
positive	swak	swak, swakke	swakke	swakkes	swaks
comparative	swakker		swakkere	swakkeres	swakkers
superlative	swakste			swakstes	—

Derived terms

• swakheid, swakte
• verswak

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *svojakъ; cognate with Russian своя́к (svoják) and Serbo-Croatian svȃk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [swak]

Noun

swak m anim (female equivalent swakowka, diminutive swack)

1. (literary) brother-in-law

Declension

Declension of swak

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	swak	swaka	swaki
Genitive	swaka	swakowu	swakow
Dative	swakoju	swakoma	swakam
Accusative	swaka	swakowu	swaki, swakow
Instrumental	swakom	swakoma	swakami
Locative	swaku	swakoma	swakach

Synonyms

• šwogor m (colloquial)

Polish

Alternative forms

• swoch (Near Masovian)
• swok (Near Masovian, Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Western Kraków, Częstochowa Voivodeship, Łowicz)
• swák (Kielce, Żywiec, Biecz, Lasovia, Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship, Western Kraków, Częstochowa Voivodeship)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Slavic *svojakъ

Polish swojakclip.

Polish swak

Clipping of swojak.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈsfak/

• (Greater Poland):
  • (Chełmno-Dobrzyń) IPA^(key): [ˈsfak]
  • (Kuyavia) IPA^(key): [ˈsfak]
• (Lesser Poland):
  • (Western Kraków) IPA^(key): [ˈsfak]
  • (Lasovia) IPA^(key): [ˈsfak]
  • (Western Lublin) IPA^(key): [ˈsfak]
  • (Eastern Lublin) IPA^(key): [ˈsfak]

• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: swak

Noun

swak m pers

1. (Kuyavia, Chełmno, Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship) uncle

   Synonyms: stryj, wujek

2. (obsolete or dialectal, Kuyavia, Lasovia, Western Kraków, Częstochowa Voivodeship, Western Lublin, Chmielnik) sister's husband

   Synonym: szwagier

3. (obsolete) father of a son-in-law or daughter-in-law

   Synonym: swojak

4. (Chełmno) relative

   Synonym: krewny

5. (Eastern Lublin, Zamość County) matchmaker

   Synonym: swat

6. (Western Lublin, Eastern Lublin, Lublin Voivodeship) guy

   Synonym: chłop

Declension

Declension of swak

	singular	plural
nominative	swak	swakowie
genitive	swaka	swaków
dative	swakowi	swakom
accusative	swaka	swaków
instrumental	swakiem	swakami
locative	swaku	swakach
vocative	swaku	swakowie

Further reading

• “swak”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)
• Oskar Kolberg (1867), “swak”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 277
• Gustaw Pobłocki (1887), “swak”, in Słownik kaszubski z dodatkiem idyotyzmów chełmińskich i kociewskich (in Polish), 2 edition, Chełmno, page 142
• Oskar Kolberg (1865), “swak”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 265
• Hieronim Łopaciński (1892), “swak”, in “Przyczynki do nowego słownika języka polskiego (słownik wyrazów ludowych z Lubelskiego i innych okolic Królestwa Polskiego)”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 4, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 252

Tagalog

Etymology

Onomatopoeic from a swish of basketball touching the net after scoring without touching the rim or the backboard.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈswak/ [ˈswak̚]
• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: swak

Adjective

swak (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜏᜃ᜔)

1. (colloquial) suitable; fit; appropriate; proper (usually said as swak na swak)

   Synonyms: bagay, angkop, tama, ayos, agpang

Derived terms

• swak na swak

References

• “swak”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swe(n)g-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /svak/

Adjective

swak

1. weak

Inflection

Inflection of swak
uninflected	swak
inflected	swakke
comparative	swakker
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		swak	swakker	it swakst it swakste
indefinite	c. sing.	swakke	swakkere	swakste
	n. sing.	swak	swakker	swakste
	plural	swakke	swakkere	swakste
definite		swakke	swakkere	swakste
partitive		swaks	swakkers	—

Further reading

• “swak (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011