Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en råk

open channel (in ice)

Meaning

open channel (in ice)

In Swedish: öppen ränna i is

Forms

Forms of råk
Singular, indefiniteen råk
Singular, definiteråken
Plural, indefiniteråkar
Plural, definiteråkarna

råk is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor råk, den stora råken. Check another noun

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råk in a sentence

  • Skridskoåkarna kom till en råk
    The skaters came to a crack / open channel in the ice
  • en bred råk
    a large [broad] crack / broad open channel in the ice

Questions

What does råk mean in English?

råk means “open channel (in ice)”.

Is it en råk or ett råk?

It is en råk, and “the open channel” is råken.

What is the plural of råk?

The plural of råk is råkar, and the definite plural is råkarna.

Origin

From Proto-Germanic *rēkō.

Nearby common words

råk is number 3,044 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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