"lukraak" meaning in Dutch

See lukraak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /lyˈkraːk/ Audio: Nl-lukraak.ogg
Rhymes: -aːk Etymology: Uncertain, plausibly from luk (“luck”) or lukken (“to succeed, be fortunate”) + raak (“spot-on”). Etymology templates: {{unc|nl}} Uncertain Head templates: {{nl-adj|lukraker}} lukraak (comparative lukraker, superlative lukraakst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|lukrake}} Forms: lukraker [comparative], lukraakst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], lukraak [adverbial, positive, predicative], lukraker [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het lukraakst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het lukraakste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], lukrake [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], lukrakere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], lukraakste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], lukraak [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], lukraker [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], lukraakste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], lukrake [indefinite, plural, positive], lukrakere [comparative, indefinite, plural], lukraakste [indefinite, plural, superlative], lukrake [definite, positive], lukrakere [comparative, definite], lukraakste [definite, superlative], lukraaks [partitive, positive], lukrakers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative], luk raak [alternative, obsolete], luk-raak [alternative, obsolete]
  1. random, indiscriminate, haphazard, without proper planning
    Sense id: en-lukraak-nl-adj-tuKwVo0g
  2. uncertain, dubious
    Sense id: en-lukraak-nl-adj-65Y~zJMq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: geluk [neuter], raken [verb]

Adverb

IPA: /lyˈkraːk/ Audio: Nl-lukraak.ogg Forms: luk raak [alternative, obsolete], luk-raak [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -aːk Etymology: Uncertain, plausibly from luk (“luck”) or lukken (“to succeed, be fortunate”) + raak (“spot-on”). Etymology templates: {{unc|nl}} Uncertain Head templates: {{nl-adv}} lukraak
  1. haphazardly, at random, hit or miss, indiscriminately, without proper planning
    Sense id: en-lukraak-nl-adv-Qxp2CONO Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 2 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 95

Inflected forms

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