"wrak" meaning in Dutch

See wrak in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vrɑk/ Audio: Nl-wrak.ogg Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], wrak [adverbial, positive, predicative], wrakke [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], wrak [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], wrakke [indefinite, plural, positive], wrakke [definite, positive], wraks [partitive, positive]
Rhymes: -ɑk Etymology: From Middle Dutch wrac, from Old Dutch *wrac, from Proto-West Germanic *wrak, from Proto-Germanic *wrakaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|wrac}} Middle Dutch wrac, {{inh|nl|odt|*wrac}} Old Dutch *wrac, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*wrak}} Proto-West Germanic *wrak, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*wrakaz}} Proto-Germanic *wrakaz Head templates: {{nl-adj|-}} wrak (not comparable) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|wrakke|-}}
  1. (now rare) defective, derelict, rickety Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-wrak-nl-adj-nl:derelict
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wreken
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /vrɑk/ Audio: Nl-wrak.ogg Forms: wrakken [plural], wrakje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑk Etymology: From Middle Dutch wrac, from Old Dutch *wrac, from Proto-West Germanic *wrak (“floating debris”), from Proto-Germanic *wraką. Nominalisation of the adjective wrak (“derelict”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|wrac}} Middle Dutch wrac, {{inh|nl|odt|*wrac}} Old Dutch *wrac, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*wrak||floating debris}} Proto-West Germanic *wrak (“floating debris”), {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*wraką}} Proto-Germanic *wraką Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-en|+}} wrak n (plural wrakken, diminutive wrakje n)
  1. wreck, wreckage (remains of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other piece of machinery) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-wrak-nl-noun-nl:wreck
  2. emotional wreck Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-wrak-nl-noun-XLzu9dfP Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 8 9 9 8 10 3 3 10 22 19 Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 32 27 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: autowrak, scheepswrak, vliegtuigwrak, wrakgoed Related terms: wreken
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "autowrak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "scheepswrak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "vliegtuigwrak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "wrakgoed"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "lang_code": "af",
      "word": "wrak"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": "1",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "dum",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch wrac",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *wrac",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*wrak",
        "4": "",
        "5": "floating debris"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *wrak (“floating debris”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*wraką"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *wraką",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch wrac, from Old Dutch *wrac, from Proto-West Germanic *wrak (“floating debris”), from Proto-Germanic *wraką. Nominalisation of the adjective wrak (“derelict”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wrakken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrakje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "n",
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        "3": "+"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
        "wrak"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wreken"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              37,
              41
            ]
          ],
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            [
              39,
              44
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It is strictly prohibited to enter the wreck next to the coral reef.",
          "text": "Het is ten strengste verboden om het wrak naast het koraalrif te betreden.",
          "translation": "It is strictly prohibited to enter the wreck next to the coral reef.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "wreck, wreckage (remains of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other piece of machinery)"
      ],
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          "wreck",
          "wreck"
        ],
        [
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          "wreckage"
        ]
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "8 9 9 8 10 3 3 10 22 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "32 27 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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            [
              13,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              12,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Henk was an emotional wreck after Anna's death.",
          "text": "Henk was een wrak na Anna's overlijden.",
          "translation": "Henk was an emotional wreck after Anna's death.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "emotional wreck"
      ],
      "id": "en-wrak-nl-noun-XLzu9dfP",
      "links": [
        [
          "emotional",
          "emotional"
        ],
        [
          "wreck",
          "wreck"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/vrɑk/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wrak"
}

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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *wrac",
      "name": "inh"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch wrac, from Old Dutch *wrac, from Proto-West Germanic *wrak, from Proto-Germanic *wrakaz.",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial",
        "positive",
        "predicative"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "neuter",
        "positive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wrakke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wrakke",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wraks",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "positive"
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  ],
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        "1": "-"
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      "expansion": "wrak (not comparable)",
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    {
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        "wrak"
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        "1": "wrakke",
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "defective"
        ],
        [
          "derelict",
          "derelict"
        ],
        [
          "rickety",
          "rickety"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(now rare) defective, derelict, rickety"
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "nl:derelict"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/vrɑk/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wrak"
}
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    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    },
    {
      "word": "scheepswrak"
    },
    {
      "word": "vliegtuigwrak"
    },
    {
      "word": "wrakgoed"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
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        "5": "floating debris"
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      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "inh"
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch wrac, from Old Dutch *wrac, from Proto-West Germanic *wrak (“floating debris”), from Proto-Germanic *wraką. Nominalisation of the adjective wrak (“derelict”).",
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    {
      "form": "wrakken",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
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        "diminutive",
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        "wrak"
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    {
      "word": "wreken"
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              37,
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              39,
              44
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          "english": "It is strictly prohibited to enter the wreck next to the coral reef.",
          "text": "Het is ten strengste verboden om het wrak naast het koraalrif te betreden.",
          "translation": "It is strictly prohibited to enter the wreck next to the coral reef.",
          "type": "example"
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              12,
              27
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          "english": "Henk was an emotional wreck after Anna's death.",
          "text": "Henk was een wrak na Anna's overlijden.",
          "translation": "Henk was an emotional wreck after Anna's death.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "emotional wreck"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "wreck",
          "wreck"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/vrɑk/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wrak"
}

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        "indefinite",
        "masculine",
        "positive",
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    {
      "form": "wrakke",
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        "(now rare) defective, derelict, rickety"
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        "archaic",
        "not-comparable"
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    {
      "ipa": "/vrɑk/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑk"
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  ],
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