sak

See also: Sak, SAK, sak-, śak, sāk, šak, śäk, and ṣäk

Chuj

Adjective

sak

1. white

Czech

Noun

sak

1. genitive plural of sako

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɛaːʰk]

Noun

sak f (genitive singular sakar, plural sakir)

1. (law) action, proceedings
2. thing, matter

Declension

f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sak	sakin	sakir	sakirnar
accusative	sak	sakina	sakir	sakirnar
dative	sak	sakini	sakum	sakunum
genitive	sakar	sakarinnar	saka	sakanna

Derived terms

• sakførari (“lawyer”)
• sakin (“phat, boss”)

See also

• søk

Gothic

Romanization

sak

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌺

Haitian Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sak/

Noun

sak

1. hollow

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsak]
• Hyphenation: sak

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch zak, from Middle Dutch sac, from Old Dutch sac, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz, from Latin saccus. Doublet of saku.

Noun

sak (plural sak-sak)

1. pocket

   Synonyms: kantong, saku

2. sack

   Synonym: karung

Alternative forms

• zak

Etymology 2

Noun

sak (plural sak-sak)

1. Alternative spelling of syak

Adjective

sak

1. Alternative spelling of syak

Further reading

• “sak” 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.

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese ဆက် (hcak).

Verb

sak

1. to offer
2. to empty someone's brain. to make someone stupid

References

• Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎^[1], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsak/, [ˈzaɡ˧˦]

Noun

sak anim

1. Alternative form of 'sak (“lobster”)

Declension

Declension of sak [animate, -iyik (e) plural]

	singular	plural
unmarked / proximate	sak	sakiyik
possessed	'tahsakemol	'tahsakem
diminutive	sakehs / sakehsis	sakehsok / sakehsisok

References

• Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
• LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing

Middle English

Alternative forms

• sac, sacche, sacke, sakke, seck, sek, sekk, sekke
• zech (Kent)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English sacc, sæcc, from Proto-West Germanic *sakku, from Proto-Germanic *sakkuz, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos), from a Semitic language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sak/, /sɛk/

Noun

sak (plural sakkes)

1. A sack (large coarse bag):
   1. A wallet or moneybag.
   2. A sack (unit of measure)
2. A bag-shaped organ.
3. (by extension) Cloth used for sacks; sackcloth.
4. (figuratively) The body; the human form.

Descendants

• English: sack
  • → Japanese: サック (sakku)
• Scots: seck

References

• “sak, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian ձագ (jag).

Noun

sak m

1. buffalo baby

References

• Jaba, Auguste, Justi, Ferdinand (1879) Dictionnaire Kurde-Français [Kurdish–French Dictionary], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences, page 100
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ձագ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse sǫk.

Noun

sak f or m (definite singular saka or saken, indefinite plural saker, definite plural sakene)

1. a legal dispute, litigation
2. a case

   Hun har en sterk sak.

   She has a strong case.

3. a matter, that which matters

   Det er en enkel sak.

   It is a simple matter.

4. a cause

   Det er en god sak.

   It is a good cause.

5. affair, business

   Dette er ikke din sak.

   This is not your business.

6. thing

   Vi snakker om samme sak.

   We are talking about the same thing.

Derived terms

• grønnsak
• rettssak
• saklig
• smakssak
• straffesak
• trykksak
• utenrikssaker
• verdisak

 

References

• “sak” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sak” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse sǫk, akin to English sake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑːk/

Noun

sak f (definite singular saka, indefinite plural saker, definite plural sakene)

1. a cause

   Det går til ei god sak.

   It is for a worthy cause.

2. a (legal) case

   Dette er ei sak for politiet.

   This is a case for the police.

3. a thing

   Ho hadde med seg alle sakene sine.

   She brought all her things.

4. an issue, item on an agenda

   Neste sak gjeld den nye vegen.

   The next item on the agenda, is the new road

5. (journalism) story

   Eg jobbar med ei sak om statsministeren

   I am working on a story about the prime minister.

Derived terms

• rettssak
• smakssak
• straffesak
• trykksak
• verdisak

 

References

• “sak” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic *sakō. Cognate with Faroese søk, Norwegian Bokmål sak, Norwegian Nynorsk sak Swedish sak, Danish sag, English sake, Dutch zaak, German Low German Saak, Sook, and German Sache.

Noun

sak f

1. (law) legal case, action
2. fault

Declension

Declension of sak (strong ō-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sak	sakin	sakar	sakarnar, sakanar
accusative	sak	sakina	sakar	sakarnar, sakanar
dative	sak, sako	sakinni, sakinne	sakum, sakom	sakumin, sakomen
genitive	sakar	sakarinnar	saka	sakanna

Descendants

• Swedish: sak

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French sac, from Old French sac, from Latin saccus, from Ancient Greek σάκκος (sákkos), from Semitic.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈsak/

• (Masovia):
  • (Far Masovian) IPA^(key): /ˈsak/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ak
• Syllabification: sak
• Homophone: Sak

Noun

sak m inan (related adjective sakowy)

1. (fishing) fyke net
2. (hunting) birdtrap
3. (dated) travel sack

Declension

Declension of sak

	singular	plural
nominative	sak	saki
genitive	saka/saku	saków
dative	sakowi	sakom
accusative	sak	saki
instrumental	sakiem	sakami
locative	saku	sakach
vocative	saku	saki

Further reading

• sak in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• sak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Stanisław Ciszewski (1909) “sak”, in “Przyczynek do słownika gwary mazowieckiej”, in Prace Filologiczne (in Polish), volume 7, z. 1, Warsaw: skł. gł. w Księgarni E. Wende i Ska, page 209

Swedish

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic *sakō. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål sak, Norwegian Nynorsk sak, Danish sag, Icelandic sök, English sake, Dutch zaak, German Low German Saak, Sook, German Sache. An unrelated word that also underwent the transformation in meaning from "legal matter" to "thing, item" is Latin causa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑːk/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

sak c

1. a thing (concrete or abstract – also of events, like in English)

   Synonym: (colloquial) grej

   En gaffel är en sak som man äter med

   A fork is a thing that you eat with

   Det ligger en massa saker på bänken

   There's a bunch of things lying on the bench

   Nisse berättade en sak för mig igår

   Nisse told me something yesterday [told a thing to [for] me yesterday]

   Märkliga saker sker på slottet

   Strange things are happening at the castle

   Det kunde gått bättre, den saken är säker

   It could have gone better, that's for sure ["that thing is sure" – idiomatic]

   göra något för sakens skull

   do something for its own sake ["do something for the thing's sake" – idiomatic]

2. a thing, a matter, a business (at hand (to be dealt with))

   Kom in! Vad gäller saken?

   Come in! What brings you here? [What is the thing about?]

   Låt oss ta en sak i taget

   Let's take one thing at a time

   Låt oss hålla oss till saken

   Let's stick to the point [Let us keep ourselves to the thing [at hand]]

3. a legal dispute, a matter

   ta saken till domstol

   bring the matter to court

   ta saken i egna händer

   take matters into one's own hands [take the matter in own hands]

   saken är utagerad

   the matter has been settled [is out-acted]

4. thing (salient fact)

   Synonym: (colloquial) grej

   Saken är den att vi inte vet var han är

   [The] thing is [the thing is that [thing] that], we don't know where he is

5. cause (interest (striven towards))

   kämpa för sin sak

   fight for one's cause

   göra gemensam sak

   make common cause

   offra sig för saken

   sacrifice oneself for the cause

   Finlands sak är vår

   The Finnish cause is ours [book title]

Declension

Declension of sak

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sak	saks
	definite	saken	sakens
plural	indefinite	saker	sakers
	definite	sakerna	sakernas

Derived terms

• grönsak
• huvudsak
• kvinnosak
• sakfråga
• sakförhållande
• sakförsäkring
• sakgranskning
• sakkunnig
• sakkunskap
• saklig
• saklös
• sakpolitik
• sakpolitisk
• sakprosa
• sakprövning
• sakregister
• sakrätt
• sakskada
• sakskäl
• saksökeri
• sakuppgift
• sakupplysning
• sakägare
• saköre
• värdesak

 

See also

• föremål
• grej
• grejsimojs
• grunka
• mackapär
• manick
• mojäng
• pryl
• ting
• tingest
• tjofräs

References

• sak in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• sak in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• sak in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• sak in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• Ask, ask, ska

Tojolabal

Adjective

sak

1. white

References

• Carlos Lenkersdorf, Tojolabal para principiantes, lengua y cosmovision mayas en Chiapas (1994, México, CRT)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

Derived from English shark.

Noun

sak

1. shark

Torres Strait Creole

Etymology

Derived from English shark.

Noun

sak

1. shark

Tzeltal

Adjective

sak

1. white

Tzotzil

Adjective

sak

1. white

Yucatec Maya

Adjective

sak

1. white