"svak" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Adjective

Forms: svakt [neuter, singular], svake [definite, plural, singular], svakere [comparative], svakest [indefinite, superlative], svakeste [definite, superlative]
Etymology: From Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Compare with German schwach. Etymology templates: {{bor|nb|gml|swak}} Middle Low German swak, {{der|nb|osx|*swak}} Old Saxon *swak, {{der|nb|gmw-pro|*swak}} Proto-West Germanic *swak, {{cog|de|schwach}} German schwach Head templates: {{head|nb|adjective|neuter singular|svakt|definite singular and plural|svake|comparative|svakere|indefinite superlative|svakest|definite superlative|svakeste}} svak (neuter singular svakt, definite singular and plural svake, comparative svakere, indefinite superlative svakest, definite superlative svakeste)
  1. weak
    Sense id: en-svak-nb-adj-SBukAZyd
  2. faint
    Sense id: en-svak-nb-adj-Ss~M--wQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste ledd, svakhet Related terms: svekke

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste ledd"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svakhet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "swak"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German swak",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "*swak"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon *swak",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*swak"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *swak",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "schwach"
      },
      "expansion": "German schwach",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Compare with German schwach.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "svakt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svake",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svakere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svakest",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svakeste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "10": "svakest",
        "11": "definite superlative",
        "12": "svakeste",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "neuter singular",
        "4": "svakt",
        "5": "definite singular and plural",
        "6": "svake",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "svakere",
        "9": "indefinite superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "svak (neuter singular svakt, definite singular and plural svake, comparative svakere, indefinite superlative svakest, definite superlative svakeste)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "svekke"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "weak"
      ],
      "id": "en-svak-nb-adj-SBukAZyd",
      "links": [
        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a faint sound",
          "text": "en svak lyd",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "faint"
      ],
      "id": "en-svak-nb-adj-Ss~M--wQ",
      "links": [
        [
          "faint",
          "faint"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "svak"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "en kjede er aldri sterkere enn sitt svakeste ledd"
    },
    {
      "word": "svakhet"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "swak"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German swak",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "*swak"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon *swak",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*swak"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *swak",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "schwach"
      },
      "expansion": "German schwach",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German swak, from Old Saxon *swak, from Proto-West Germanic *swak. Compare with German schwach.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "svakt",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svake",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svakere",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svakest",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "svakeste",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "10": "svakest",
        "11": "definite superlative",
        "12": "svakeste",
        "2": "adjective",
        "3": "neuter singular",
        "4": "svakt",
        "5": "definite singular and plural",
        "6": "svake",
        "7": "comparative",
        "8": "svakere",
        "9": "indefinite superlative"
      },
      "expansion": "svak (neuter singular svakt, definite singular and plural svake, comparative svakere, indefinite superlative svakest, definite superlative svakeste)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "svekke"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "weak"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "weak",
          "weak"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a faint sound",
          "text": "en svak lyd",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "faint"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "faint",
          "faint"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "svak"
}

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