"vak" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /vɑk/ Audio: Nl-vak.ogg Forms: vakken [plural], vakje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑk Etymology: From Middle Dutch vac, from Old Dutch *fak, from Proto-West Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic *faką. In some of the contemporary senses probably influenced by cognate German Fach. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|vac}} Middle Dutch vac, {{inh|nl|odt|*fak}} Old Dutch *fak, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*fak}} Proto-West Germanic *fak, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*faką}} Proto-Germanic *faką, {{der|nl|de|Fach}} German Fach Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|vakje}} vak n (plural vakken, diminutive vakje n)
  1. A compartment (e.g. a shelf, a section). Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-vak-nl-noun-LwXBns9C
  2. A subject, discipline, class, notably in education. Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-vak-nl-noun-h7Tid-Dm Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 30 61 6 3
  3. A profession. Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-vak-nl-noun-BaUgEIj6
  4. A trade, craft. Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-vak-nl-noun-s8f6upuA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kunstvak, vakbekwaam, vakbond, vakgebied, vakkennis, vakman, vakmens, vakvrouw, zoekvak

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for vak meaning in Dutch (2.9kB)

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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "vakbekwaam"
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    {
      "word": "vakbond"
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    {
      "word": "vakgebied"
    },
    {
      "word": "vakkennis"
    },
    {
      "word": "vakman"
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      "word": "vakmens"
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    {
      "word": "vakvrouw"
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      "word": "zoekvak"
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      },
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    },
    {
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        "2": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "German Fach",
      "name": "der"
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    }
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        "A compartment (e.g. a shelf, a section)."
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          "discipline",
          "discipline"
        ],
        [
          "class",
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      ],
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        "neuter"
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "A trade, craft."
      ],
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        ],
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          "craft",
          "craft"
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      "tags": [
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