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vlak.

flat, plane

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/vlɑk/
  1. flat, plane

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.

adv/vlɑk/
  1. straight, immediately, just, right

    De natuurlijke satelliet van de Aarde, de Maan, moet vlak na de vorming van de Aarde zijn ontstaan.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.

noun/vlɑk/
  1. a spot, soiled mark

    feminine
Where this word comes from

alternative form of vlek

noun/vlɑk/
  1. a plain, a flat surface

    literally · neuter
  2. a domain, sphere, field of interest

    figuratively · neuter
  3. face (flat bounding surface of a polyhedron)

    neuter
  4. a flat bottom, the flat-bottomed section of a hull

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch vlac, from Old Dutch *flak, from Proto-West Germanic *flak, from Proto-Germanic *flakaz.

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