reka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "reka"

Languages (14)

Faroese • Icelandic • Indonesian • Malay • Maori • Norwegian Bokmål • Norwegian Nynorsk • Old Norse • Serbo-Croatian • Slovene • Sotho • Swedish • Ternate • Tswana

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse vreka (the v had disappeared already in later Old West Norse).

Verb

reka (third person singular past indicative rak, third person plural past indicative róku, supine rikið)

1. to drive, to drift

Conjugation

Conjugation of reka (group v-56)
infinitive	reka
supine	rikið
participle (a26)1	rekandi	rikin
	present	past
first singular	reki	rak
second singular	rekur	rakst
third singular	rekur	rak
plural	reka	róku
	imperative
singular	rek!
plural	rekið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛːka/
• Rhymes: -ɛːka

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vreka (the v had disappeared already in later Old West Norse), from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną.

Verb

reka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative rak, third-person plural past indicative ráku, supine rekið)

1. to drive (forward or away)
2. to run (a farm, business, etc.)
3. to coerce, to drive (someone to do something)
4. to hammer, to hit (iron)
5. (impersonal) to cause to drift [with accusative ‘something’] (idiomatically translated as "drift" with the accusative object as the subject)

   Bátinn rak út á haf.

   The boat drifted out to sea.

Conjugation

reka — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að reka
supine (sagnbót)		rekið
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		rekandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég rek	við rekum	present (nútíð)	ég reki	við rekum
	þú rekur	þið rekið		þú rekir	þið rekið
	hann, hún, það rekur	þeir, þær, þau reka		hann, hún, það reki	þeir, þær, þau reki
past (þátíð)	ég rak	við rákum	past (þátíð)	ég ræki	við rækjum
	þú rakst	þið rákuð		þú rækir	þið rækjuð
	hann, hún, það rak	þeir, þær, þau ráku		hann, hún, það ræki	þeir, þær, þau rækju
imperative (boðháttur)	rek (þú)	rekið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	rektu	rekiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

rekast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að rekast
supine (sagnbót)		rekist
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		rekandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég rekst	við rekumst	present (nútíð)	ég rekist	við rekumst
	þú rekst	þið rekist		þú rekist	þið rekist
	hann, hún, það rekst	þeir, þær, þau rekast		hann, hún, það rekist	þeir, þær, þau rekist
past (þátíð)	ég rakst	við rákumst	past (þátíð)	ég rækist	við rækjumst
	þú rakst	þið rákust		þú rækist	þið rækjust
	hann, hún, það rakst	þeir, þær, þau rákust		hann, hún, það rækist	þeir, þær, þau rækjust
imperative (boðháttur)	rekst (þú)	rekist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	rekstu	rekisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

rekinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	rekinn	rekin	rekið		reknir	reknar	rekin
accusative (þolfall)	rekinn	rekna	rekið		rekna	reknar	rekin
dative (þágufall)	reknum	rekinni	reknu		reknum	reknum	reknum
genitive (eignarfall)	rekins	rekinnar	rekins		rekinna	rekinna	rekinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	rekni	rekna	rekna		reknu	reknu	reknu
accusative (þolfall)	rekna	reknu	rekna		reknu	reknu	reknu
dative (þágufall)	rekna	reknu	rekna		reknu	reknu	reknu
genitive (eignarfall)	rekna	reknu	rekna		reknu	reknu	reknu

Derived terms

Derived terms

• reka á burt
• reka á dyr
• reka á eftir
• reka áfram
• reka augun í
• reka í gegn
• reka sig á
• rekast
• rekast á
• rekast í
• reka upp öskur
• reka úr sér tunguna

Etymology 2

From Old Norse reka.

Noun

reka f (genitive singular reku, nominative plural rekur)

1. shovel

   Synonym: skófla

Declension

Declension of reka (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	reka	rekan	rekur	rekurnar
accusative	reku	rekuna	rekur	rekurnar
dative	reku	rekunni	rekum	rekunum
genitive	reku	rekunnar	rekna, reka	reknanna, rekanna

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay reka from Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā, “outline, drawing”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈreka/ [ˈre.ka]
• Rhymes: -eka
• Syllabification: re‧ka

Verb

reka (active mereka, passive direka)

1. to compile, arrange

   Synonyms: susun, atur

2. to design, plan

   Synonyms: rancang, rencanakan

3. to trick, invent, fabricate

   Synonyms: buat-buat, karang

4. (rare) to think, guess

   Synonyms: kira, tebak

Noun

reka

1. Synonym of rekaan

Derived terms

• reka-reka
• reka-rekaan
• rekaan

 

Compounds

• reka ulang

 

Further reading

• “reka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā, “outline, drawing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛka]
• Hyphenation: ré‧ka
• Rhymes: -a

Verb

reka (Jawi spelling ريک)

1. create, invent

   Synonym: cipta

2. arrange, measure.

   Synonyms: susun, atur, tata

3. compose

   Synonym: karang

Affixed terms

• mereka
• mereka-reka
• reka-reka
• reka-rekaan
• rekaan

 

Derived terms

• cereka
• cerita rekaan
• reka baru
• reka bentuk
• reka cipta

 

Further reading

• “reka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *leka (compare Hawaiian leʻa, Tahitian ʻārearea, Tongan neka and nekaneka).

Adjective

reka

1. nice, pleasant
2. sweet (of taste)
3. tasty

Noun

reka

1. sweetness

Derived terms

• parareka

Further reading

• “reka” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• reken m

Noun

reka f

1. definite feminine singular of reke

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

reka f

1. definite singular of reke

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *rekǭ, *rakō (“rake”), whence also Old Saxon reka, Old High German recho. Also related to Old English raca, racu.

Noun

reka f

1. shovel

Descendants

• Icelandic: reka
• Norwegian: reka, reke

Etymology 2

From earlier vreka, from Proto-Germanic *wrekaną.

Verb

reka

1. (Old West Norse) to drive

Conjugation

Conjugation of reka — active (strong class 5)

infinitive	reka
present participle	rekandi
past participle	rekinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	rek	rak
2nd-person singular	rekr	rakt
3rd-person singular	rekr	rak
1st-person plural	rekum	rákum
2nd-person plural	rekið	rákuð
3rd-person plural	reka	ráku
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	reka	ræka
2nd-person singular	rekir	rækir
3rd-person singular	reki	ræki
1st-person plural	rekim	rækim
2nd-person plural	rekið	rækið
3rd-person plural	reki	ræki
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	rek
1st-person plural	rekum
2nd-person plural	rekið

Conjugation of reka — mediopassive (strong class 5)

infinitive	rekask
present participle	rekandisk
past participle	rekizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	rekumk	rákumk
2nd-person singular	reksk	rakzk
3rd-person singular	reksk	raksk
1st-person plural	rekumsk	rákumsk
2nd-person plural	rekizk	rákuzk
3rd-person plural	rekask	rákusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	rekumk	rækumk
2nd-person singular	rekisk	rækisk
3rd-person singular	rekisk	rækisk
1st-person plural	rekimsk	rækimsk
2nd-person plural	rekizk	rækizk
3rd-person plural	rekisk	rækisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	reksk
1st-person plural	rekumsk
2nd-person plural	rekizk

Descendants

See vreka.

References

• “reka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• rijéka (Ijekavian)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rěka, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rěːka/

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• Hyphenation: re‧ka

Noun

réka f (Cyrillic spelling ре́ка, diminutive rèčica, augmentative rèčina, relational adjective rȇčnī)

1. a river

Declension

Declension of reka

	singular	plural
nominative	reka	reke
genitive	reke	reka
dative	reci	rekama
accusative	reku	reke
vocative	reko	reke
locative	reci	rekama
instrumental	rekom	rekama

See also

• Rijéka

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rěka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rèːka/

Noun

rẹ́ka f

1. (geography) river

Inflection

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Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	réka
gen. sing.	réke
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	réka	réki	réke
genitive (rodȋlnik)	réke	rék	rék
dative (dajȃlnik)	réki	rékama	rékam
accusative (tožȋlnik)	réko	réki	réke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	réki	rékah	rékah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	réko	rékama	rékami

Noun

reka

1. inflection of rek:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

Further reading

• “reka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Sotho

Verb

reka

1. to buy

Swedish

Etymology 1

Clipping of rekognosera. Attested since the 1960s.

Verb

reka (present rekar, preterite rekade, supine rekat, imperative reka)

1. (colloquial) reconnoiter

Conjugation

Conjugation of reka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	reka		rekas
Supine	rekat		rekats
Imperative	reka		—
Imper. plural1	reken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	rekar	rekade	rekas	rekades
Ind. plural1	reka	rekade	rekas	rekades
Subjunctive2	reke	rekade	rekes	rekades
	Participles
Present participle	rekande
Past participle	rekad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

Clipping of rekommendera. Attested since the 1950s.

Verb

reka (present rekar, preterite rekade, supine rekat, imperative reka)

1. (colloquial, rare) recommend

Conjugation

Conjugation of reka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	reka		rekas
Supine	rekat		rekats
Imperative	reka		—
Imper. plural1	reken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	rekar	rekade	rekas	rekades
Ind. plural1	reka	rekade	rekas	rekades
Subjunctive2	reke	rekade	rekes	rekades
	Participles
Present participle	rekande
Past participle	rekad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• reka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• reka in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Anagrams

• ekar, rake

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾe.ka]

Verb

reka

1. (stative) to be apart

Conjugation

Conjugation of reka
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	toreka	foreka	mireka
2nd	noreka	nireka
3rd	Masculine	oreka	ireka, yoreka†
Feminine	moreka
Neuter	ireka
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tswana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ́.kà/

Verb

go rêka (perfect rekile)

1. to buy