vác

See also: vac, Vác, and -vac

Irish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vˠɑːk/
• IPA^(key): /wɑːk/
• IPA^(key): /wæːk/

Noun

vác m (genitive singular vác, nominative plural vácanna)

1. quack!

Declension

Declension of vác

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative vác vácanna Vocative a vác a vácanna Genitive vác vácanna Dative vác vácanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an vác na vácanna Genitive an vác na vácanna Dative leis an vác don vác leis na vácanna

Related terms

• vácarnach f (“(act of) quacking”)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “vác”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “vác”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “quack”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2024

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɓaːk (“to carry (on shoulder)”) (though initial is irregular), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(d)ɓaak (“to bestride; to be bestridden, have hanging down e.g. round neck”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaːk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vaːk̚˦˥] ~ [jaːk̚˦˥]

Verb

vác • (𦠰, 𫆶)

1. to carry (on shoulder)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• gánh vác
• khiêng gác
• khuân vác