racu

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑ.ku/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *raku, from Proto-Germanic *rakō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (to straighten, direct, make right). Akin to Old High German rahha (affair, cause, reason, account).

Noun

racu f

  1. explanation
  2. argument, reasoning
  3. logic, reason
  4. narrative
  5. rhetoric
  6. comedy
Usage notes
  • Racu means an argument as in a line of reasoning. For the sense "a debate, dispute, quarrel," ġeflit is used.
Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *raku, from Proto-Germanic *rakō (rake), from Proto-Germanic *rak- (to gather, heap up), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (to straighten, direct, make right). Akin to Old High German rehho (rake) (German Rechen (rake)), Old Norse reka (shovel, spade), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (rikan, to collect, heap up).

Noun

racu f

  1. rake
Declension
Synonyms
Descendants
  • Middle English: rake
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