rek

See also: Rek, rék, rêk, řek, Řek, Řěk, and -rek

Atong (India)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rek/

Noun

rek (Bengali script রেক)

1. banana tree

See also

• rekkun
• rekphang
• rekphul
• rekthai

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Old High German reccho; see German Recke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛk]

Noun

rek m anim

1. (archaic) hero

   Synonym: hrdina

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• rekyně

 

Further reading

• “rek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “rek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛk/
• Hyphenation: rek
• Rhymes: -ɛk

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rek. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

rek n (plural rekken, diminutive rekje n)

1. a rack or stand

Derived terms

• fietsenrek
• klimrek

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: règ
• → Papiamentu: rèki

Etymology 2

From rekken, to stretch.

Noun

rek m (uncountable)

1. the ability for a material to stretch
2. tolerance, flexibility, permissiveness

Verb

rek

1. inflection of rekken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rakъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛk/
• Rhymes: -ɛk
• Syllabification: rek

Noun

rek m animal

1. crayfish

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “rak”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “rek”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Livonian

Alternative forms

• (Courland) riek

Etymology

Unknown; possibly related to Finnish retki.

Noun

rek

1. a trip (by sledge or other vehicle)
2. road

Old Norse

Verb

rek

1. inflection of reka:
   1. first-person singular present active indicative
   2. second-person singular present active imperative

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Dutch rekenen.

Verb

rek

1. to count

Slovene

Etymology

From the verb rêči.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /réːk/, /rɛ́k/

Noun

rẹ̑k or rȅk m inan

1. speech

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	rék
gen. sing.	réka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	rék	réka	réki
genitive (rodȋlnik)	réka	rékov	rékov
dative (dajȃlnik)	réku	rékoma	rékom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	rék	réka	réke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	réku	rékih	rékih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	rékom	rékoma	réki

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nom. sing.	rèk
gen. sing.	réka
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	rèk	réka	réki
genitive (rodȋlnik)	réka	rékov	rékov
dative (dajȃlnik)	réku	rékoma	rékom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	rèk	réka	réke
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	réku	rékih	rékih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	rékom	rékoma	réki

Noun

rek

1. genitive dual/plural of reka

Further reading

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

Swedish

Noun

rek n

1. (post) a registered letter; abbreviation of rekommenderad (försändelse).

   Coordinate term: ass (“insured”)

Declension

Declension of rek

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rek	reks
	definite	reket	rekets
plural	indefinite	rek	reks
	definite	reken	rekens

See also

• reka (“[to] register [a consignment]”)
• reka (“[to] reconnoiter”)

Anagrams

• e.Kr.

Zhuang

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /ɣeːk˧˥/
• Tone numbers: rek⁷
• Hyphenation: rek

Noun

rek (Sawndip forms 𨦙 or 𰽊, 1957–1982 spelling rek)

1. wok

   Synonyms: cauq, gva