Czech

Noun

vlak m

1. train

Declension

Derived terms

• osobní vlak m
• nákladní vlak m

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.

Adjective

vlak ‎(comparative vlakker, superlative vlakst)

1. flat, plane

Inflection

Synonyms

• plat

Derived terms

• vlakbank
• vlakdruk
• vlakhamer
• vlakogig
• vlakschaaf
• vlakte
• vlakversiering
• vlakvulling
• afvlakken
• bovenvlak n
• oppervlak n, oppervlakte
• uitvlakken

Noun

vlak n ‎(plural vlakken, diminutive vlakje n)

1. (literally) A plain, a flat surface
2. (figuratively) A domain, sphere, field of interest

Derived terms

• raakvlak n
• werkvlak n
• zitvlak n

Adverb

vlak

1. straight, immediately, just

   De Aardes natuurlijke satelliet, de Maan, moet vlak na de vorming van de Aarde zijn ontstaan

   Earth's natural satellite, the Moon, must have arisen just after the formation of the Earth.

Derived terms

• vlakaf
• vlakuit
• vlakweg

Etymology 2

Alternative form of vlek

Noun

vlak f ‎(plural vlakken, diminutive vlakje n)

1. A spot, soiled mark

Verb

vlak

1. first-person singular present indicative of vlakken
2. imperative of vlakken

Anagrams

• valk

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowing from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋlâːk/

Noun

vlȃk m ‎(Cyrillic spelling вла̑к)

1. (Croatia) train

Declension

Synonyms

• (Bosnian, Serbian): vȏz

Slovene

Etymology

Borrowing from Czech vlak, itself calqued after German Zug.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋláːk/
• Tonal orthography: vlȃk

Noun

vlák m inan ‎(genitive vláka, nominative plural vláki)

1. train (line of connected cars or carriages)

Declension