lukraak

Dutch

Alternative forms

• luk raak (obsolete)
• luk-raak (obsolete)

Etymology

Uncertain, plausibly from luk (“luck”) or lukken (“to succeed, be fortunate”) + raak (“spot-on”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyˈkraːk/

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• Hyphenation: lu‧kraak
• Rhymes: -aːk

Adverb

lukraak

1. haphazardly, at random, hit or miss, indiscriminately, without proper planning

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lukraak

Adjective

lukraak (comparative lukraker, superlative lukraakst)

1. random, indiscriminate, haphazard, without proper planning
2. uncertain, dubious

Declension

Declension of lukraak
uninflected	lukraak
inflected	lukrake
comparative	lukraker
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		lukraak	lukraker	het lukraakst het lukraakste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	lukrake	lukrakere	lukraakste
	n. sing.	lukraak	lukraker	lukraakste
	plural	lukrake	lukrakere	lukraakste
definite		lukrake	lukrakere	lukraakste
partitive		lukraaks	lukrakers	—

Related terms

• geluk n
• raken (verb)