opak

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *opakъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈopak]
  • (file)

Noun

opak m inan

  1. opposite

Declension

Further reading

  • opak in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • opak in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • opak in Internetová jazyková příručka

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈpaːk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːk

Adjective

opak (strong nominative masculine singular opaker, comparative opaker, superlative am opaksten)

  1. opaque
    Synonym: lichtundurchlässig
    Graphit ist im Gegensatz zu Diamant opak.Contrary to diamond, graphite is opaque.

Declension

Derived terms

  • opake Bildung
  • Opazität f

Further reading

  • opak” in Duden online
  • opak” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *opakъ. Cognate with Czech opak, Serbo-Croatian opak, English awk (whence awkward), German äbich.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.pak/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔpak
  • Syllabification: o‧pak

Adverb

opak (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) contrariwise, awry, conversely
    Synonyms: na opak, odwrotnie

Noun

opak m inan

  1. (rare) reverse (opposite side)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

  • opak in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wanda Decyk-Zięba, editor (2018-2022), “opak”, in Dydaktyczny Słownik Etymologiczno-historyczny Języka Polskiego [A Didactic, Historical, Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *opakъ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ôpaːk/
  • Hyphenation: o‧pak

Adjective

ȍpāk (Cyrillic spelling о̏па̄к, definite ȍpākī, comparative opakiji)

  1. wicked, evil
    opaka maćehawicked stepmother (in fairy tales)
  2. severe, pernicious (of a disease)
  3. malicious, malignant, spiteful

Declension

Synonyms

Further reading

  • opak” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French opaque.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oˈpak/
  • Hyphenation: o‧pak

Adjective

opak

  1. (of a color) dull, matt
    Synonyms: donuk, mat
  2. Not letting light to pass through, not translucent.
    Antonyms: saydam, şeffaf, transparan

Declension

  • opasite

References

  1. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “opak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

  • opak”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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