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See also: Sak, SAK, sak-, śak, sāk, šak, śäk, and ṣäk

Chuj

Adjective

sak

  1. white

Czech

Noun

sak

  1. genitive plural of sako

Faroese

Pronunciation

Noun

sak f (genitive singular sakar, plural sakir)

  1. (law) action, proceedings
  2. thing, matter

Declension

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sak sakin sakir sakirnar
accusative sak sakina sakir sakirnar
dative sak sakini sakum sakunum
genitive sakar sakarinnar saka sakanna

Derived terms

See also

Gothic

Romanization

sak

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌺

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

Noun

sak

  1. hollow

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsak]
  • Hyphenation: sak

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch zak, from Middle Dutch sac, from Old Dutch sac, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz, from Latin saccus. Doublet of saku.

Noun

sak (plural sak-sak, first-person possessive sakku, second-person possessive sakmu, third-person possessive saknya)

  1. pocket
    Synonyms: kantong, saku
  2. sack
    Synonym: karung
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Noun

sak (plural sak-sak, first-person possessive sakku, second-person possessive sakmu, third-person possessive saknya)

  1. Alternative spelling of syak

Adjective

sak

  1. Alternative spelling of syak

Further reading

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ဆက် (hcak).

Verb

sak

  1. to offer
  2. to empty someone's brain. to make someone stupid

References

  • Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎[1], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsak/, [ˈzaɡ˧˦]

Noun

sak anim

  1. Alternative form of 'sak (“lobster”)

Declension

Declension of sak [animate, -iyik (e) plural]
singular plural
unmarked / proximate sak sakiyik
possessed 'tahsakemol 'tahsakem
diminutive sakehs / sakehsis sakehsok / sakehsisok

References

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sacc, sæcc, from Proto-West Germanic *sakku, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos), from a Semitic language.

Pronunciation

Noun

sak (plural sakkes)

  1. A sack (large coarse bag):
    1. A wallet or moneybag.
    2. A sack (unit of measure)
  2. A bag-shaped organ.
  3. (by extension) Cloth used for sacks; sackcloth.
  4. (figuratively) The body; the human form.

Descendants

  • English: sack
    • → Japanese: サック (sakku)
  • Scots: seck

References

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian ձագ (jag).

Noun

sak m

  1. buffalo baby

References

  • Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 100
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ձագ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse sǫk.

Noun

sak f or m (definite singular saka or saken, indefinite plural saker, definite plural sakene)

  1. a legal dispute, litigation
  2. a case
    Hun har en sterk sak.
    She has a strong case.
  3. a matter, that which matters
    Det er en enkel sak.
    It is a simple matter.
  4. a cause
    Det er en god sak.
    It is a good cause.
  5. affair, business
    Dette er ikke din sak.
    This is not your business.
  6. thing
    Vi snakker om samme sak.
    We are talking about the same thing.

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse sǫk, akin to English sake.

Pronunciation

Noun

sak f (definite singular saka, indefinite plural saker, definite plural sakene)

  1. a cause
    Det går til ei god sak.
    It is for a worthy cause.
  2. a (legal) case
    Dette er ei sak for politiet.
    This is a case for the police.
  3. a thing
    Ho hadde med seg alle sakene sine.
    She brought all her things.
  4. an issue, item on an agenda
    Neste sak gjeld den nye vegen.
    The next item on the agenda, is the new road
  5. (journalism) story
    Eg jobbar med ei sak om statsministeren
    I am working on a story about the prime minister.

Derived terms

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic *sakō. Cognate with Faroese søk, Norwegian Bokmål sak, Norwegian Nynorsk sak Swedish sak, Danish sag, English sake, Dutch zaak, German Low German Saak, Sook, and German Sache.

Noun

sak f

  1. (law) legal case, action
  2. fault

Declension

Declension of sak (strong ō-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sak sakin sakar sakarnar, sakanar
accusative sak sakina sakar sakarnar, sakanar
dative sak, sako sakinni, sakinne sakum, sakom sakumin, sakomen
genitive sakar sakarinnar saka sakanna

Descendants

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from French sac, from Old French sac, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos), from Semitic.

Pronunciation

 
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  • Rhymes: -ak
  • Syllabification: sak
  • Homophone: Sak

Noun

sak m inan (related adjective sakowy)

  1. (fishing) fyke net
  2. (hunting) birdtrap
  3. (dated) travel sack

Declension

Declension of sak
singular plural
nominative sak saki
genitive saka/saku saków
dative sakowi sakom
accusative sak saki
instrumental sakiem sakami
locative saku sakach
vocative saku saki

Further reading

  • sak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Stanisław Ciszewski (1909) “sak”, in “Przyczynek do słownika gwary mazowieckiej”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 7, z. 1, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 209

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic *sakō. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål sak, Norwegian Nynorsk sak, Danish sag, Icelandic sök, English sake, Dutch zaak, German Low German Saak, Sook, German Sache. An unrelated word that also underwent the transformation in meaning from "legal matter" to "thing, item" is Latin causa.

Pronunciation

Noun

sak c

  1. a thing (concrete or abstract – also of events, like in English)
    Synonym: (colloquial) grej
    En gaffel är en sak som man äter med
    A fork is a thing that you eat with
    Det ligger en massa saker på bänken
    There's a bunch of things lying on the bench
    Nisse berättade en sak för mig igår
    Nisse told me something yesterday [told a thing to [for] me yesterday]
    Märkliga saker sker på slottet
    Strange things are happening at the castle
    Det kunde gått bättre, den saken är säker
    It could have gone better, that's for sure ["that thing is sure" – idiomatic]
    göra något för sakens skull
    do something for its own sake ["do something for the thing's sake" – idiomatic]
  2. a thing, a matter, a business (at hand (to be dealt with))
    Kom in! Vad gäller saken?
    Come in! What brings you here? [What is the thing about?]
    Låt oss ta en sak i taget
    Let's take one thing at a time
    Låt oss hålla oss till saken
    Let's stick to the point [Let us keep ourselves to the thing [at hand]]
  3. a legal dispute, a matter
    ta saken till domstol
    bring the matter to court
    ta saken i egna händer
    take matters into one's own hands [take the matter in own hands]
    saken är utagerad
    the matter has been settled [is out-acted]
  4. thing (salient fact)
    Synonym: (colloquial) grej
    Saken är den att vi inte vet var han är
    [The] thing is [the thing is that [thing] that], we don't know where he is
  5. cause (interest (striven towards))
    kämpa för sin sak
    fight for one's cause
    göra gemensam sak
    make common cause
    offra sig för saken
    sacrifice oneself for the cause
    Finlands sak är vår
    The Finnish cause is ours [book title]

Declension

Declension of sak
nominative genitive
singular indefinite sak saks
definite saken sakens
plural indefinite saker sakers
definite sakerna sakernas

Derived terms

See also

References

Anagrams

Tojolabal

Adjective

sak

  1. white

References

  • Carlos Lenkersdorf, Tojolabal para principiantes, lengua y cosmovision mayas en Chiapas (1994, México, CRT)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Derived from English shark.

Noun

sak

  1. shark

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

Derived from English shark.

Noun

sak

  1. shark

Tzeltal

Adjective

sak

  1. white

Tzotzil

Adjective

sak

  1. white

Yucatec Maya

Adjective

sak

  1. white
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