lukraak
Dutch
Alternative forms
- luk raak (obsolete)
- luk-raak (obsolete)
Etymology
Uncertain, plausibly from luk (“luck”) or lukken (“to succeed, be fortunate”) + raak (“spot-on”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lyˈkraːk/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: lu‧kraak
- Rhymes: -aːk
Descendants
- Afrikaans: lukraak
Adjective
lukraak (comparative lukraker, superlative lukraakst)
- random, indiscriminate, haphazard, without proper planning
- uncertain, dubious
Inflection
| Inflection of lukraak | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | lukraak | |||
| inflected | lukrake | |||
| comparative | lukraker | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | lukraak | lukraker | het lukraakst het lukraakste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | lukrake | lukrakere | lukraakste |
| n. sing. | lukraak | lukraker | lukraakste | |
| plural | lukrake | lukrakere | lukraakste | |
| definite | lukrake | lukrakere | lukraakste | |
| partitive | lukraaks | lukrakers | — | |
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